Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 2:12

"But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God." — 1 Corinthians 2:12 (ASV)

We.—This must not be confined to the Apostles exclusively. Though referring primarily to them, it includes all the members of the Christian Church as one with its teachers and rulers. The things freely given us of God mean all spiritual things.