1 Corinthians 12:4

1 Corinthians 12:4

2 You know ^athat you were Gentiles, carried away to these ^bdumb idols, however you were led.

3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus¹ accursed, and ^ano one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

4 ^aThere are¹ diversities of gifts, but ^bthe same Spirit.

5 ^aThere are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God ^awho works all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:

8 for to one is given ^athe word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another ^bthe word of knowledge through the same Spirit,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Diversities (diaireseiv). Old word for distinctions, differences, distributions, from diairew, to distribute, as diairoun (dividing, distributing) in verse I Corinthians 12:11. Only here in the N.T.

Of gifts (xarismatwn). Late word and chiefly in Paul (cf. Romans 12:6) in N.T. (except I Peter 4:19), but some examples in papyri. It means a favour (from xarizomai) bestowed or received without any merit as in Romans 1:11.

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