1 Corinthians 12:1
Now concerning the spiritual things, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
In Context
2Ye know that, while Gentiles, ye were being carried away to the voiceless idols, as ye were led.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1 Corinthians 14:37If any man presumes to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge what I write to you, that they are commandments of Lord.
Ephesians 4:11And indeed he gave the apostles, and the prophets, and the evangelists, and the shepherds and teachers
2 Peter 3:8But beloved, this one thing you should not ignore, that one day with Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 12:1
In this chapter the apostle, I. Considers the case of spiritual gifts, which were very plentifully poured out on the Corinthian church. He considers their original, that they are from God; their variety and use, that they were all intended for one and the same general end, the advancement of Christianity and the church's edification, ver. 1-11 . II. He illustrates this by an allusion to a human body, in which all the members have a mutual relation and subserviency, and each has its proper place and use, ver. 12-26… Read the whole commentary →