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( ὁ πνευματικός , ho pneumatikós ): In distinction from the natural, the unrenewed man ( 1 Corinthians 2:15 ); man in whom the Holy Spirit dwells and rules. This divine indwelling insures mental illumination: "He that is spiritual discerneth (AVm) (or interpreteth) all things"; moral renewal: "a new creature" (2 Corinthians 5:17 ); "a new man" (Ephesians 4:24 ); spiritual enduement: "Ye shall receive power" (Acts 1:8 ). See SPIRITUAL , 2; SPIRITUALITY; MAN , NEW .