Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians 12

great, greater, even greater

1 Corinthians 12:29-31 1Co 12:29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not ministering miracles, are they? 1Co 12:30 All do not have gifts of healing, do … Continue reading

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the missions gift list

1 Corinthians 12:26-28 1Co 12:26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it. If a part is respected, all the parts celebrate with it. 1Co 12:27 But you all are the body of Christ, and each is a … Continue reading

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clothing the parts respectfully

1 Corinthians 12:23-25 1Co 12:23 Just like those parts of the body, which we think to be shameful; on these we put more respectful clothing, so that our unpresentable parts have a more respectable image. 1Co 12:24 but our presentable … Continue reading

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essential but ignored

1 Corinthians 12:20-22 1Co 12:20 There are many parts, but it is one body. 1Co 12:21 That means that the eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you; nor the head to the feet, “I do not … Continue reading

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welcoming diversity

1 Corinthians 12:17-19 1Co 12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing come from? Or, if the whole thing were an ear, where would its sense of smell come from? 1Co 12:18 But God has now … Continue reading

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all in this together

1 Corinthians 12:13-16 1Co 12:13 All of us have been baptised in one Spirit, now making up that one body — whether Jews or Greeks, bondservants or independent — and we all were given one Spirit to drink. 1Co 12:14 … Continue reading

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how it works

1 Corinthians 12:10-12 1Co 12:10 But to another he gives powerful abilities, to another he gives prophetic insight, to another he gives the ability to distinguish between opposing spirits, to speak different families of languages, but he gives another the … Continue reading

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sovereign grace

1 Corinthians 12:7-9 1Co 12:7 But to each recipient the Holy Spirit reveals himself through the most profitable gifts. 1Co 12:8 For example, the Spirit gives one recipient a wise word, but to another recipient, the same Spirit gives a … Continue reading

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spiritual gift structure

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 1Co 12:4 Now there are different types of gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. 1Co 12:5 That is, there are different regular offices of ministry, but the same Lord we minister for. 1Co 12:6 And there … Continue reading

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being led by the Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:1-3 1Co 12:1 But I do not want you to miss my answers to your questions about spiritual matters. 1Co 12:2 You are aware of the fact that back when you were Gentiles, no matter which way you … Continue reading

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