1 Corinthians 12:29

1 Corinthians 12:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
• New International Version (NIV)Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?

Context of 1 Corinthians 12:29

27All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 28Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who have the gift of leadership, those who speak in unknown languages. Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? 30Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! 31So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.

1 Corinthians 12:29 word by word

μὴ πάντες ἀπόστολοι; μὴ πάντες προφῆται; μὴ πάντες διδάσκαλοι; μὴ πάντες δυνάμεις;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·μήmē · notG3361
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• teachersδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• workers of miraclesδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:29

• 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Are all apostles, etc. - That is: All are not apostles, all are not prophets, etc.; God has distributed his various gifts among various persons, each of whom is necessary for the complete edification of the body of Christ. On these subjects see the notes on 1 Corinthians 12:7-10; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Are all apostles? … - These questions imply, with strong emphasis, that it could not be, and ought not to be, that there should be perfect equality of endowment. It was not a matter of fact that all were equal, or that all were qualified for the offices which others sustained. Whether the arrangement was approved of or not, it was a simple matter of fact that some were qualified to perform offices which others were not; that some were endowed with the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-31Verses 27-31 Contempt, hatred, envy, and strife, are very unnatural in Christians. It is like the members of the same body being without concern for one another, or quarrelling with each other. The proud, contentious spirit that prevailed, as to spiritual gifts, was thus condemned. The offices and gifts, or favours, dispensed by the Holy Spirit, are noticed. Chief ministers; persons enabled to interpret Scripture; those who laboured in word and doctrine…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30These rhetorical questions all expect the answer, "Of course not!" Paul gently corrects those who feel jealous of others. Believers should gratefully accept the gifts God has given them. They should not envy other gifts or consider any gifts more important than others (but see 12:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Are all?--Surely not.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 12:29

• Instruction

In the dictionaries

• Administration
• Bond
• Covet
• Temper
• Tongues, Gift of
• Church
• Church Government
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Ephesians, Epistle to the

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