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1 Corinthians 12:6
6There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
1 Corinthians 12:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
- New International Version (NIV)There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
Context of 1 Corinthians 12:6
4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5There are different ministries, but the same Lord. There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. 7Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
Read all of 1 Corinthians 121 Corinthians 12:6 word by word
καὶ διαιρέσεις ἐνεργημάτων εἰσίν, ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς θεὸς ὁ ἐνεργῶν τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν.¶Read the interlinear
- ·καίkai · andG2532
- There areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- different waysδιαίρεσιςdiairesis · varietyG1243
- of workingἐνέργημαenergēma · workingG1755
- butδέde · thenG1161
- theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- worksἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
- all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:6
- 1 Corinthians 12:11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
- Job 33:29Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
- Ephesians 1:19and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
- Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
- Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Corinthians 15:28And when all things have been subjected to Him, then the Son Himself will be made subject to Him who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all.
- Ephesians 1:23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
- Colossians 3:11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Diversities of operations - · Miraculous influences exerted on others; such as the expulsion of demons, inflicting extraordinary punishments, as in the case of Ananias and Sapphira, Elymas the sorcerer, etc., the healing of different diseases, raising the dead, etc.: all these proceeded from God the Father, as the fountain of all goodness and power, and the immediate dispenser of every good and perfect gift. In the three preceding verses we find more than…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Of operations - Of works; to wit, of miracles, such as God produces in the church, in the establishment and defense of his religion. There are different operations on the mind and heart; and different powers given to man, or different qualifications in building up and defending his cause. Or it may be, possibly, that Paul here refers to the works of God mainly for mere “illustration,” and by the word “operations” means the works which God has performed in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6All the work believers do for God is actually God working through them (see 15:10; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Galatians 2:8; Philippians 2:13; compare Galatians 2:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. "Gifts" (1Co 12:4), "administrations" (the various functions and services performed by those having the gifts, compare 1Co 12:28), and "operations" (the actual effects resulting from both the former, through the universally operative power of the one Father who is "above all, through all, and in us all"), form an ascending climax [Henderson, Inspiration]. same Lord--whom the Spirit glorifies by these ministrations [Bengel].Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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