Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on 1 Corinthians 2:12 in English Standard Version "Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God." Ro 8:15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”1Jo 4:4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.