1 Corinthians 12:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

church. App-186.

apostles... prophets. App-189.

teachers. Greek. didaskalos. App-98. 1 Corinthians 12:4.

miracles. powers. Greek. dunamis, as in 1 Corinthians 12:10. Here it means "workers of miracles".

helps. Greek. antilepsis. Only here in NT., but found in the Septuagint, Psalms 83:8. &c, and in the Papyri.

governments. Greek. kubernesis. Only here in N.T., but found in the Septuagint. The word means "guidance". Compare Acts 27:11.

diversities. (different) kinds. Greek. genos. Not the same word as in verses: 1 Corinthians 12:12; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6.

1 Corinthians 12:28

28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversitiesf of tongues.