1 Corinthians 2:16

For who hath known the mind of the Lord See note on 1 Corinthians 1:10. The Hebrew of Isaiah 40:13, here quoted, has spirit, the Septuagint mind. St Paul here follows the Septuagint, which is nearer to the original than our version, -Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord?" The literal translation is, -Who hath measured the Spirit of the Lord?" As none but the believer possesses the mind of the Lord, and as none can venture to assume a position of intellectual superiority to Him, the assertion in the preceding verse is established. The possession of this mind of Christ renders him who has it a mystery to him who has it not. The workings of his soul, thus enlightened by a higher power, are inscrutable to those who are destitute of spiritual vision. We must not omit to notice that in the passage which the Apostle here quotes as referring to Christ the original has Jehovah. See also Jeremiah 23:18.