gnosis is knowledge held, communicated, or pursued, including knowledge directed toward God, Christ, salvation, and conduct.

The occurrences chiefly present knowledge as something people possess, receive, communicate, or grow in, whether alongside speech, wisdom, teaching, and other qualities or in situations where its use affects others. Several clauses specify knowledge of God, Christ, salvation, or conduct, while a few distinguish a merely claimed or formal kind of knowledge.

1. Knowledge possessed, communicated, or cultivated · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 12:8 the genitive singular form occurs in a clause about a word given through the Spirit, alongside a word of wisdom; in 1 Corinthians 14:6 the dative singular form is one of the things that could benefit hearers when spoken. The same noun is something in which believers are enriched in 1 Corinthians 1:5 and something supplied with virtue and followed by self-control in 2 Peter 1:5 and 2 Peter 1:6. In 1 Corinthians 8:1 the APB renders the clause "The knowledge inflates, but the love builds up," showing knowledge as a possession whose exercise has consequences.

   1 Corinthians 12:81 Corinthians 14:61 Corinthians 1:52 Peter 1:52 Peter 1:61 Corinthians 8:1
2. Knowledge directed toward God, Christ, or salvation · common

   The genitive singular form appears in clauses concerning the knowledge of God in Romans 11:33 and 2 Corinthians 4:6, where the APB speaks of "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ." Luke 1:77 places the accusative singular form in giving knowledge of salvation, and 2 Peter 3:18 calls for growth in knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

   Romans 11:332 Corinthians 4:6Luke 1:772 Peter 3:182 Corinthians 2:14Philippians 3:8
3. Knowledge evaluated as a claim or form · rare

   In 1 Timothy 6:20 the genitive singular form is qualified as "the falsely called knowledge" amid profane empty talk and oppositions. In Romans 2:20 it occurs in the expression "the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law," within a description of someone claiming to instruct the foolish and teach children.

   1 Timothy 6:20Romans 2:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses "knowledge" in phrases about possessing it, speaking with it, growing in it, or knowing God, Christ, and salvation. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, its wording cannot by itself fix the noun's precise contribution in every clause.