1 Corinthians 12:4

1 Corinthians 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;
• New King James Version (NKJV)There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Context of 1 Corinthians 12:4

2You know that when you were pagans you were often led astray by speechless idols, however you were led. 3So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6And there are different results, but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.

1 Corinthians 12:4 word by word

διαιρέσεις δὲ χαρισμάτων εἰσίν, τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• there areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• diversitiesδιαίρεσιςdiairesis · varietyG1243
• of giftsχάρισμαcharisma · giftG5486
• the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:4

• 1 Corinthians 12:8For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
• Romans 12:4For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,
• Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,
• Hebrews 2:4while God confirmed their witness with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
• 1 Peter 4:10Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4There are diversities of gifts - · Gracious endowments, leading to miraculous results; such as the gift of prophecy, speaking different tongues, etc. And these all came by the extraordinary influences of the Holy Spirit.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Now there are diversities of gifts - There are different endowments conferred on Christians. For the meaning of the word “gifts,” see the note at Romans 1:11; compare Romans 5:15-16; Romans 6:23; Romans 11:29; Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 7:7. But the same Spirit - Produced by the same Spirit - the Holy Spirit. What those diversities of gifts are, the apostle enumerates in 1 Corinthians 12:8-11. The design for which he refers to these…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-11Believers are united in the Lord and his Spirit, but God gives different spiritual gifts to each person. These gifts help them serve the same Lord in various ways (see also 7:7; 12:7–11, 28–31; Romans 12:6–8; Ephesians 4:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. diversities of gifts--that is, varieties of spiritual endowments peculiar to the several members of the Church: compare "dividing to every man severally" (1Co 12:11). same Spirit--The Holy Trinity appears here: the Holy Spirit in this verse; Christ in 1Co 12:5; and the Father in 1Co 12:6. The terms "gifts," "administrations," and "operations," respectively correspond to the Divine Three. The Spirit is treated of in 1Co 12:7, &c.; the Lord, in 1Co…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 12:4

• Gifts from God
• Holy Spirit
• Miracles
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• Administration
• Bond
• Covet
• Gift
• Temper
• Apollos
• Church Government
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Divers; Diverse; Diversities

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