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1 Corinthians 12:1

It is important, brethren, that you should have clear knowledge on the subject of spiritual gifts.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

In Context

2You know that when you were heathens you went astray after dumb idols, wherever you happened to be led.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:4Now there are various kinds of gifts, but there is one and the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 14:37If any one deems himself to be a Prophet or a man with spiritual gifts, let him recognize as the Lord's command all that I am now writing to you.

Ephesians 4:11And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,

2 Peter 3:8But there is one thing, dear friends, which you must not forget. With the Lord one day resembles a thousand years and a thousand years resemble 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 →

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