So then. The apostles passed on to mankind all the Spirit made known to them. Paul has no esoteric secrets to be whispered only to a select circle. If only the spiritually mature understand, it is not because he limits the number who hear. But in words taught by the Spirit. Evans writes: "with spiritual phrase matching spiritual truth." As we explain spiritual truths. [The TEV follows Bengel, Ruckert, Hofmann, Stanley, Alford, Schmiedel, et. al., in translating this phrase as it does.] This best ties in with 1 Corinthians 2:14.

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