1 Corinthians 12:1
Now concerning spiritual things, I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
In Context
2You know that when you were Gentiles, you approached mute idols, doing what you were led to do.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:4Truly, there are diverse graces, but the same Spirit.
1 Corinthians 14:37If anyone seems to be a prophet or a spiritual person, he should understand these things which I am writing to you, that these things are the commandments of the Lord.
Ephesians 4:11And the same one granted that some would be Apostles, and some Prophets, yet truly others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers,
2 Peter 3:8Yet truly, let this one thing not escape notice, most beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like 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 →