1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1599 Geneva Bible
4 [a]Now there are diversities of gifts, but the [b]same Spirit.
5 And there are diversities of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of [c]operations, but God is the same which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is [d]given to every man, to [e]profit withal.
8 [f]For to one is given by the Spirit the word of [g]wisdom: and to another the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit:
9 And to another is given faith by the same Spirit: and to another the gifts of healing, by the same Spirit:
10 And to another the [h]operations of great works: and to another, [i]prophecy: and to another, the [j]discerning of spirits: and to another, diversities of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues.
11 (A)And all these things worketh one and the selfsame Spirit, distributing to every man severally [k]as he will.
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- 1 Corinthians 12:4 In the second place, he layeth another foundation, to wit, that these gifts are divers, as the functions also are divers, and their offices divers, but that one selfsame Spirit Lord and God is the giver of all these gifts, and that to one end, to wit, for the profit of all.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4 The Spirit is plainly distinguished from the gifts.
- 1 Corinthians 12:6 So Paul endeth that inward force which cometh from the holy Ghost, and maketh men fit to wonderful things.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7 The holy Ghost openeth and showeth himself freely in giving of these gifts.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7 To the use and benefit of the Church.
- 1 Corinthians 12:8 He declareth this manifold diversity, and reckoneth up the chiefest gifts, beating that into their heads, which he said before, to wit, that all these things proceeded from one selfsame Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 12:8 Wisdom is a most excellent gift, very requisite, not only for them which teach, but also for them that exhort and comfort, which thing is proper to the Pastor’s office, as the word of knowledge agreeth to the Doctors.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 By operation he meaneth those great workings of God’s mighty power, which pass and excel amongst his miracles, as the delivery of his people Israel by the hand of Moses: that which he did by Elijah against the Priests of Baal, in sending down fire from heaven to consume his sacrifice: and that which he did by Peter in the matter of Ananias and Sapphira.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 Foretelling of things to come.
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 Whereby false prophets are known from true, wherein Peter passed Philip in discovering Simon Magus, Acts 8:20.
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 He addeth moreover something else, to wit, that although these gifts are unequal, yet they are most wisely divided, because the will of the Spirit of God is the rule of this distribution.
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