Romans 12:6

Romans 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
• New International Version (NIV)We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith;

Context of Romans 12:6

4Now as we have many parts in one body, and all the parts do not have the same function, 5in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another. According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the proportion of one’s faith; 7if service, use it in service; if teaching, in teaching; 8if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

Romans 12:6 word by word

Ἔχοντες δὲ χαρίσματα κατὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν διάφορα, εἴτε προφητείαν κατὰ τὴν ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• thenδέde · thenG1161
• giftsχάρισμαcharisma · giftG5486
• differingδιάφοροςdiaphoros · differentG1313
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• that is givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• to usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• whetherεἴτεeite · whetherG1535
• prophecyπροφητείαprophēteia · prophecyG4394
• the proportionἀναλογίαanalogia · proportionG356
• of faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Romans 12:6

• Romans 1:11For I want very much to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
• 1 Corinthians 1:5that you were enriched in him in every way, in all speech and all knowledge.
• 1 Corinthians 4:6Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be arrogant, favoring one person over another.
• 1 Corinthians 12:4Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
• 1 Corinthians 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing.
• 1 Peter 4:10Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
• Romans 12:3For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
• Matthew 23:34This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
• Luke 11:49Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
• Acts 2:17And it will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all people; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
• Acts 11:27In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
• Acts 13:1Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
• Acts 15:32Both Judas and Silas, who were also prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers and sisters and strengthened them with a long message.
• Acts 21:9This man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.
• 1 Corinthians 12:10to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of tongues, to another, interpretation of tongues.
• 1 Corinthians 14:1Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and especially that you may prophesy.

Commentaries on Romans 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Having then gifts differing, etc. - As the goodness of God, with this view of our mutual subserviency and usefulness, has endowed us with different gifts and qualifications, let each apply himself to the diligent improvement of his particular office and talent, and modestly keep within the bounds of it, not exalting himself or despising others. Whether prophecy - That prophecy, in the New Testament, often means the gift of exhorting, preaching, or of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Having then gifts - All the endowments which Christians have are regarded by the apostle as gifts. God has conferred them; and this fact, when properly felt, tends much to prevent our thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, Romans 12:3. For the use of the word rendered “gifts,” see Romans 1:11; Romans 5:15-16; Romans 6:23; Romans 11:29; 1 Corinthians 7:7; 1 Corinthians 12:4, 1Corinthians 12:9,1 Corinthians 12:28, etc. It may refer to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Pride is a sin in us by nature; we need to be cautioned and armed against it. All the saints make up one body in Christ, who is the Head of the body, and the common Centre of their unity. In the spiritual body, some are fitted for and called to one sort of work; others for another sort of work. We are to do all the good we can, one to another, and for the common benefit. If we duly thought about the powers we have, and how far we fail properly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The ability to prophesy was one of the most important gifts in the New Testament (see also 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11). Prophets in the book of Acts often predicted the future (see Acts 11:28; 21:10–12). But their main role was to share God's message with Christians (1 Corinthians 12:3, 24–25, 29–30; see also 1 Corinthians 14:1–40). in proportion to his faith: The word proportion (Greek analogia) comes from mathematics and logic. It refers to a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. Having then gifts differing according to the grace given to us--Here, let it be observed, all the gifts of believers alike are viewed as communications of mere grace. whether--we have the gift of prophecy--that is, of inspired teaching (as in Ac 15:32). Anyone speaking with divine authority--whether with reference to the past, the present, or the future--was termed a prophet (Ex 7:1). let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith--rather, "of…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 12:6

• Church
• Commandments
• Gifts from God
• Minister, Christian
• Religion
• Responsibility

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Commentaries on Romans 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