1 Corinthians 12:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?

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  • 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 4 Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all. 7 But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good. 8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit: 9 To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit; 10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues: 11 But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
  • 1 Cor 12:14-20 : 14 For the body is not one part, but a number of parts. 15 If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body all the same. 17 If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him. 19 And if they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 But now they are all different parts, but one body.

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  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30 Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?

    31 But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.

  • 1 Cor 12:26-28
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    26 And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.

    27 Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.

    28 And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

  • Eph 4:11-12
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    11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

    12 For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

  • 1 Cor 12:4-12
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    4 Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

    5 And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord.

    6 And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

    7 But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

    8 For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

    9 To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;

    10 And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

    11 But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.

    12 For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.

  • Rom 12:4-7
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    4 For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,

    5 So we, though we are a number of persons, are one body in Christ, and are dependent on one another;

    6 And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

    7 Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

  • 1 Cor 12:17-20
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    17 If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling?

    18 But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.

    19 And if they were all one part, where would the body be?

    20 But now they are all different parts, but one body.

  • Heb 2:4
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    4 And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.

  • 2 Cor 12:12
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    12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.

  • 1 Cor 14:26
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    26 What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

  • 1 Cor 14:12
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    12 So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

  • 1 Cor 3:4-5
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    4 For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?

    5 What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

  • 1 Cor 12:14
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    14 For the body is not one part, but a number of parts.

  • 1 Cor 14:31-32
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    31 For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

    32 And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets;

  • 1 Cor 14:23-24
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    23 If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?

    24 But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1 But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

  • Acts 5:12
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    12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

  • 1 Cor 3:22
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    22 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

  • Gal 3:5
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    5 He who gives you the Spirit, and does works of power among you, is it by the works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

  • 1 Cor 14:5
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    5 Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

  • 2 Cor 11:13
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    13 For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12 If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 7:7
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    7 It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

  • Acts 2:7
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    7 And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

  • 1 Cor 9:6
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    6 Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?

  • 1 Cor 9:1
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    1 Am I not free? am I not an Apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are you not my work in the Lord?

  • 1 Cor 1:12
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    12 That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.

  • 1 Cor 14:39
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    39 So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

  • 1 Cor 14:1
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    1 Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

  • Acts 2:12
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    12 And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?