11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(A) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

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There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit(A) distributes them.

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God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,(A) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit(B) distributed according to his will.(C)

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13 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us,(A) a sphere that also includes you.

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There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone(A) it is the same God(B) at work.

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18 He chose to give us birth(A) through the word of truth,(B) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(C) of all he created.

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But to each one of us(A) grace(B) has been given(C) as Christ apportioned it.

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11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

Concerning Change of Status

17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(A) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(B)

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I wish that all of you were as I am.(A) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(B)

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We have different gifts,(A) according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying,(B) then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith;(C)

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  1. Romans 12:6 Or the

18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.(A)

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21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,(A) even so the Son gives life(B) to whom he is pleased to give it.

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27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.

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The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.

15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’(A)

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26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

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35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(A)
He does as he pleases(B)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(C) his hand(D)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(E)

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