1 Corinthians 12:1
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
In Context
2You know that when you were heathen you went astray after dumb idols, wherever he be led.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians 14:37If any one thinks himself a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that what I am now writing you is a command of the Lord.
Ephesians 4:11It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
2 Peter 3:8Do not forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord 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 →