1 Corinthians 12:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. ”

• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  But all these - All these various endowments. Worketh - Produces. All these are to be traced to him. That one and the self-same Spirit - The Holy Spirit, Acts 2 . They were all, though s...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally (6) as he will. (6) He adds moreover somewhat else, that is, that although these gifts are unequal, yet they a...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Having given a criterion for detecting the spurious, Paul proceeds to discuss the gifts. There are diversities in the manifestation but none in the source. The same Spirit is manifested in manifold g...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  selfsame . same. dividing . distributing. Greek. diaireo. Only here and Luke 15:12 . Compare the noun diairesis, verses: 4-6. severally . in His own way. will . App-102.

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  11. One and the same spirit distributing. Hence it follows that those act amiss who, having no concern as to participation, break asunder that holy harmony, that is fitly adjusted in all its...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1982 THE OPERATIONS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 1 Corinthians 12:11 . All these worketh that one and the self-same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will . THE Corinthian Church w...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. But all these worketh that one and the self-same Spirit - All these gifts are miraculously bestowed...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  But all these worketh, &c.— But one and the same Spirit effecteth all these things, distributing to each man in particular, according to his will. Heylin.

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. As he will ( 1 Corinthians 12:18 ; Hebrews 2:4 ).

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  (e) Spiritual Gifts In the early Church various powers, faculties, and graces were bestowed on individual Christians by the Holy Spirit. Some of these were distinctly miraculous, such as prophec...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  But all these. — Again, in striking contrast to the great varieties of gifts, the common source of them all is emphatically repeated. The Corinthians estimated these gifts variously, according to t...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 18 CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS This Epistle is well fitted to disabuse our minds of the idea that the primitive Church was in all respects superior to the Church of our own day. We turn pa...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Differing Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Each believer, being an heir of God, has the same amount of grace placed to his credit in the heavenly bank, on which he can draw in time of ne...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Now the apostle turned from the corrective section of his letter to the constructive as he proceeded to deal with the spiritualities which negative the carnalities. These are those of the unifying Sp...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (7) But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. (8) For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; (9) To a...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit ,.... Though these gifts, ministrations, and operations, are so different in themselves, and are bestowed upon different persons, yet they are...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. Ver. 11. One and the self-same Spirit ] Who yet is called the seven spirits of God, Revelation...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  To another, the working of miracles That is, miracles of a different kind; such as taking up serpents, drinking any deadly draught without hurt, and especially casting out devils. But it may not be...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  The Lord's supper has been first considered, being the most important of all gatherings, because it is for the united expression of the affections of the saints toward Him. Now ministry toward the sa...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  On Spiritual Gifts. A. D.  57.       1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have y...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Though the Spirit of God be but one, from whom these several powers and abilities flow; yet he doth not give all this variety of gifts to all Christians, but one to this man, another to another, as t...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Spiritual Gifts For The Well-being of Christ and His Body (12:1-14:33). Paul now begins his reply to their question about spiritual gifts ('concerning spiritual things') and immediately gives an i...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 12:1 .— Gifts is a translators’ supplement; right in fact, as 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 show; slightly too precise in word. Almost certainly neuter , and so very gene...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  1 Corinthians 12:1-2 . Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Although th...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Corinthians 12:1 . Now concerning spiritual gifts, and gifts promised to old men, to young men, and to handmaids, according to Joel 2:28 , I would now speak, in the third part of this epistle,...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Spiritual gifts The particular gifts to which St. Paul was referring were not exactly as a whole like anything that is t...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 12:1-46 .— 1 Corinthians 14:1-46 .— ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS , AND THE DANGER WHICH AROSE FROM THE ABUSE OF THE " GIFT OF TONGUES ." 1 Corinthi...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The actual working of the several gifts:

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 12:4 ; 1 Corinthians 12:6 ; 1 Corinthians 7:17 ; 1 Corinthians 7:7 ; 2 Corinthians 10:13 ; Daniel 4:35 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 4:7 ; Hebrews 2:4 ; James 1:18 ; John 3:27...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Concerning Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A contrast between the spiritual and the carnal in Abram and Lot ( Genesis 18:1-33 and Genesis 19:1-38 ). 2. A con...

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• 1 Corinthians 12:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  As he willeth — The Greek word does not so much imply arbitrary pleasure, as a determination founded on wise counsel.

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