1 Corinthians 12:5
And there are diversities of ministrations; but the Lord is one.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
In Context
4Now there are diversities of gifts; but the Spirit is one.
6And there are diversities of energies; but God, who worketh all in all men, is one.
Cross References
Acts 10:36For this is the word, which he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing to them peace and rest by Jesus Messiah, He is Lord of all;
Romans 14:8Because, if we live, to our Lord it is we live; or if we die, to our Lord it is we die. Whether we live, therefore, or whether we die, we are our Lord's.
1 Corinthians 12:28For God hath placed in his church, first, legates; after them, prophets; after them, teachers; after them, workers of miracles; after them, the gifts of healing, and helpers, and leaders, and various kinds of tongues.
Philippians 2:11and that every tongue should confess that Jesus the Messiah is the Lord, to the glory of God his Father.
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 →