1 Corinthians 12:8

To one is given the power to speak with wisdom through the Spirit; to another the power to speak with knowledge, due to the same Spirit;

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In The King James Version

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

In Context

7To each of us there is given spiritual illumination for the general good.

9to another faith by the same Spirit; to another power to cure diseases by the one Spirit; to another supernatural powers;

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Cross References

Psalms 143:10Teach me to do your will, for you yourself are my God. Guide me by your good spirit, O Lord, on a way that is smooth.

Matthew 13:11“To you,” answered Jesus, “the knowledge of the hidden truths of the kingdom of heaven has been imparted, but not to those.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 12:2-12

On Spiritual Gifts. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 6 And there are… Read the whole commentary →

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