1 Corinthians 12:1
BUT concerning spirituals, my brethren, I wish you to know
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
In Context
2that you were Heathens, and unto idols which have no voice you were led without discernment.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:4Now, there are distributions of gifts, but one is the Spirit;
1 Corinthians 14:37But if any man of you think that he is a prophet, or that he is spiritual, let him acknowledge these which I write to you to be the commandments of our Lord.
Ephesians 4:11And he gave some who (are) apostles, and some who (are) prophets, and some who (are) evangelists, and some who (are) pastors, and some who (are) doctors;
2 Peter 3:8But this one (truth) be not ignorant of, my beloved, That one day with the 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 →