Romans 12:3-8
New King James Version
Serve God with Spiritual Gifts
3 For I say, (A)through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, (B)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt (C)to each one a measure of faith. 4 For (D)as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so (E)we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is (F)given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us (G)prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; (H)he who teaches, in teaching; 8 (I)he who exhorts, in exhortation; (J)he who gives, with liberality; (K)he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, (L)with cheerfulness.
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Ephesians 4:8-12
New King James Version
8 Therefore He says:
(A)“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”
9 (B)(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [a]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One (C)who ascended far above all the heavens, (D)that He might fill all things.)
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (E)for the [b]edifying of (F)the body of Christ,
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- Ephesians 4:9 NU omits first
- Ephesians 4:12 building up
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