1 Corinthians 12:6

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 kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. 5There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. 7A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 8To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.

1 Corinthians 12:6 word by word

καὶ διαιρέσεις ἐνεργημάτων εἰσίν, ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς θεὸς ὁ ἐνεργῶν τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• diversitiesδιαίρεσιςdiairesis · varietyG1243
• of operationsἐνέργημαenergēma · workingG1755
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• workethἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:6

• 1 Corinthians 12:11It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
• 1 Corinthians 3:7It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow.
• Job 33:29“Yes, God does these things again and again for people.
• John 5:17But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”
• Ephesians 1:19I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
• Colossians 1:29That’s why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me.
• Philippians 2:13For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
• Hebrews 13:21may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.
• 1 Corinthians 15:28Then, when all things are under his authority, the Son will put himself under God’s authority, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere.
• Ephesians 1:23And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
• Colossians 3:11In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 12:6

• Blessing
• Gifts from God
• Holy Spirit
• Miracles
• Regeneration
• Trinity

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Administration
• Bond
• Covet
• Temper
• Apollos
• Church Government
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Corinthians, First 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