1 Corinthians 12:28

American Standard Version (1901)

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, [divers] kinds of tongues.

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  • Heb 13:24 : 24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
  • Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit [to them] : for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this [were] unprofitable for you.
  • Eph 4:11-13 : 11 And he gave some [to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: 13 till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
  • Eph 2:20 : 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
  • Eph 3:5 : 5 which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
  • Rom 12:6-8 : 6 And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of our faith; 7 or ministry, [let us give ourselves] to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching; 8 or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, [let him do it] with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.
  • 1 Pet 5:1-4 : 1 The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to [the will of] God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:
  • 1 Cor 12:7-9 : 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 9 to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: [ 11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
  • 1 Cor 12:18 : 18 But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.
  • Num 11:17 : 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.
  • Luke 6:14 : 14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
  • Acts 2:8-9 : 8 And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our tongues the mighty works of God.
  • Acts 13:1-3 : 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was [there], prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

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  • 1 Cor 12:29-31
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    29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all [workers of] miracles?

    30have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

    31But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.

  • Eph 4:11-12
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    11And he gave some [to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

    12for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

  • 1 Cor 12:27
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    27Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

  • 1 Cor 12:4-12
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    4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

    5And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.

    6And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.

    7But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal.

    8For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:

    9to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit;

    10and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: [

    11but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.

    12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

  • Rom 12:4-8
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    4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

    5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

    6And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of our faith;

    7or ministry, [let us give ourselves] to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;

    8or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, [let him do it] with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

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    18But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.

    19And if they were all one member, where were the body?

    20But now they are many members, but one body.

  • 1 Cor 14:12
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    12So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may abound unto the edifying of the church.

  • Heb 2:4
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    4God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

  • 1 Cor 14:26-29
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    26What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

    27If any man speaketh in a tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most three, and [that] in turn; and let one interpret:

    28but if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

    29And let the prophets speak [by] two or three, and let the others discern.

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    1Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy.

    2For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

    3But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men edification, and exhortation, and consolation.

    4He that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

    5Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

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    1Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

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    10according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

    11if any man speaketh, [speaking] as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, [ministering] as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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    14For the body is not one member, but many.

  • 1 Cor 3:5
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    5What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

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    39Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

  • 1 Cor 14:22-23
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    22Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying [is for a sign], not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe.

    23If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

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    24whereas our comely [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked;

  • 1 Cor 14:31-32
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  • Eph 4:7-8
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    7But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

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    7Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

  • Eph 1:22
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    22and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

  • 1 Tim 4:14
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    14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.