1 Corinthians 12:1
And concerning spirituals, my brethren, I would have you know,
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
In Context
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:4Now there are diversities of gifts; but the Spirit is one.
1 Corinthians 14:37And if any one among you thinketh that he is a prophet, or that he is spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, as being the precepts of our Lord.
Ephesians 4:11And he gave some, legates; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers:
2 Peter 3:8And of this one thing, my beloved, be not forgetful, That one day, to 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 →