• 1 Corinthians 2:14
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 14 ψυχικὸς Soulical δὲ but ἄνθρωπος man οὐ not δέχεται is receiving τὰ the (things) τοῦ of the πνεύματος spirit τοῦ of the θεοῦ, God, μωρία foolishness γὰρ for αὐτῷ to him ἐστίν, it is, καὶ and οὐ not δύναται he is able γνῶναι, to know, ὅτι because πνευματικῶς spiritually ἀνακρίνεται· it is being judged up;

  • 1 Corinthians 2:14
    King James Version

    • 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  • 1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 2:14

      a physical man: In this context, the term “physical man” does not refer merely to a human of flesh and blood. The expression is used in contrast with “the spiritual man” in verse 15, so it refers to a person who has no interest in or appreciation for spiritual matters. The Greek word for “physical” used here, psy·khi·kosʹ, is derived from the word psy·kheʹ, sometimes rendered “soul” in this translation. As used in the Bible, psy·kheʹ generally refers to that which is physical, tangible, visible, and mortal. (See Glossary, “Soul.”) So “a physical man” is one who is preoccupied with the desires that are associated with the physical or material life to the exclusion of spiritual things.​—See study note on 1Co 2:15.