1 Corinthians 2:16 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁶ For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? But we have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings and purposes) of His heart. [Isa. 40:13.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ “Who has known the mind of the Lord, who will advise him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ For who has known the mind of the Lord, so that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that we may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:16 Cross References

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind: and God saw that it was good.

Job 15:8

Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

Job 22:2

Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

Job 40:2

Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Jeremiah 23:18

For who hath stood in the council of the LORD, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it?

John 15:15

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

Romans 11:34

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

1 Corinthians 12:8

For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: