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Good News Translation

1 Corinthians 12:11

But it is one and the same Spirit who does all this; as he wishes, he gives a different gift to each person.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gifts from God;   Holy Spirit;   Prophets;   Symbols and Similitudes;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Emblems of the Holy Spirit, the;   Holy Spirit, the, Is God;   Holy Spirit, the Personality of;   Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit;   Trinity, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gifts;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Church;   Deacon;   Elder;   Gifts of the spirit;   Healing;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Call, Calling;   Fruit of the Spirit;   Heal, Health;   Worship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Holy Ghost;   Tongues, Gift of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Holy Spirit, the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   Church;   Unity;   Wind;   1 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Church;   Inspiration;   Spiritual Gifts;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Assumption of Moses;   Gifts;   Inspiration and Revelation;   Perseverance;   Preaching;   Unity (2);   Will;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit;   Numbers as Symbols;   11 To Desire, Will, Purpose;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Fruit;   Garden;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Barnabas;   Grace;   Healing, Gifts of;   Pauline Theology;   Several;   Spirit;   Spiritual Gifts;   Teach;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Apostle;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for October 3;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
One Spirit, the same Spirit, does all these things. The Spirit decides what to give each one.
Revised Standard Version
All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And these all worketh eve ye silfe same sprete devydynge to every man severall gyftes even as he will.
Hebrew Names Version
But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.
International Standard Version
But one and the same Spirit produces all these results and gives what he wants to each person.John 3:8; Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 7:7; 2 Corinthians 10:13; Ephesians 4:7; Hebrews 2:4;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
New Century Version
One Spirit, the same Spirit, does all these things, and the Spirit decides what to give each person.
Update Bible Version
but the one and the same Spirit works all these, dividing to each one severally even as he wills.
Webster's Bible Translation
But all these worketh that one and the same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
English Standard Version
All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
World English Bible
But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But one and the same Spirit worketh all these, dividing to every one severally as he willeth.
Weymouth's New Testament
But these results are all brought about by one and the same Spirit, who bestows His gifts upon each of us in accordance with His own will.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And oon and the same spirit worchith alle these thingis, departynge to ech bi hem silf as he wole.
English Revised Version
but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
Berean Standard Bible
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
Contemporary English Version
But it is the Spirit who does all this and decides which gifts to give to each of us.
Amplified Bible
All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.
American Standard Version
but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
Bible in Basic English
But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
Complete Jewish Bible
One and the same Spirit is at work in all these things, distributing to each person as he chooses.
Darby Translation
But all these things operates the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each in particular according as he pleases.
Etheridge Translation
But all these one Spirit effecteth, and divideth unto every man as he willeth.
Murdock Translation
But all these, worketh that one Spirit; and he distributeth to every one as he pleaseth.
King James Version (1611)
But all these worketh that one and the selfe same spirit, diuiding to euery man seuerally as he will.
New Living Translation
It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
New Life Bible
But it is the same Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, Who does all these things. He gives to each person as He wants to give.
New Revised Standard
All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as he will.
George Lamsa Translation
But all of these gifts are wrought by that one and the same Spirit, dividing to every one severally as he will.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, all these, energiseth the one and the same Spirit, distributing unto each one, peculiarly, even as it is disposed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But all these things, one and the same Spirit worketh, dividing to every one according as he will.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But these all worketh euen one and the selfe same spirite, deuidyng to euery man a seuerall gyft, as he wyll.
Christian Standard Bible®
One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.
King James Version
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
Lexham English Bible
But in all these things one and the same Spirit is at work, distributing to each one individually just as he wishes.
Literal Translation
But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing separately to each as He wills.
Young's Literal Translation
and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These all doth ye same onely sprete worke, and distributeth vnto euery man, acordinge as he will.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but all are wrought by one and the same spirit, distributing to every one in particular, as he thinks fit.
New English Translation
It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
New King James Version
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But don't forget, all of these different things come from just one God. And it is the One True God, and only God, who decides who gets what.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
Legacy Standard Bible
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

Contextual Overview

1 Now, concerning what you wrote about the gifts from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know the truth about them, my friends. 2 You know that while you were still heathen, you were led astray in many ways to the worship of lifeless idols. 3 I want you to know that no one who is led by God's Spirit can say "A curse on Jesus!" and no one can confess "Jesus is Lord," without being guided by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. 5 There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served. 6 There are different abilities to perform service, but the same God gives ability to all for their particular service. 7 The Spirit's presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all. 8 The Spirit gives one person a message full of wisdom, while to another person the same Spirit gives a message full of knowledge. 9 One and the same Spirit gives faith to one person, while to another person he gives the power to heal. 10 The Spirit gives one person the power to work miracles; to another, the gift of speaking God's message; and to yet another, the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not. To one person he gives the ability to speak in strange tongues, and to another he gives the ability to explain what is said.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: 1 Corinthians 12:4, 1 Corinthians 7:7, 1 Corinthians 7:17, John 3:27, Romans 12:6, 2 Corinthians 10:13, Ephesians 4:7

as: 1 Corinthians 12:6, Daniel 4:35, Matthew 11:26, Matthew 20:15, John 3:8, John 5:21, Romans 9:18, Ephesians 1:11, Hebrews 2:4, James 1:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 40:8 - Do not Exodus 35:30 - See 1 Chronicles 6:32 - according to their order Luke 8:10 - Unto John 14:12 - the Acts 8:29 - General Acts 10:19 - the Spirit Acts 13:2 - the Holy Acts 16:6 - forbidden 1 Corinthians 12:18 - as it Colossians 1:29 - his 1 Timothy 4:1 - the Spirit

Cross-References

Genesis 12:6
Abram traveled through the land until he came to the sacred tree of Moreh, the holy place at Shechem. (At that time the Canaanites were still living in the land.)
Genesis 12:7
The Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "This is the country that I am going to give to your descendants." Then Abram built an altar there to the Lord , who had appeared to him.
Genesis 12:14
When he crossed the border into Egypt, the Egyptians did see that his wife was beautiful.
Genesis 26:7
When the men there asked about his wife, he said that she was his sister. He would not admit that she was his wife, because he was afraid that the men there would kill him to get Rebecca, who was very beautiful.
Genesis 29:17
Leah had lovely eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
2 Samuel 11:2
One day, late in the afternoon, David got up from his nap and went to the palace roof. As he walked around up there, he saw a woman taking a bath in her house. She was very beautiful.
Proverbs 21:30
Human wisdom, brilliance, insight—they are of no help if the Lord is against you.
Song of Solomon 1:14
My lover is like the wild flowers that bloom in the vineyards at Engedi.

Gill's Notes on the 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 all wrought by one and the same Spirit of God, who is the true Jehovah, and properly God, as these his works declare; for who, but the most high God, could ever communicate such gifts to men?

Dividing to every man severally as he will; giving one man this gift, and another that; imparting such a measure to one, and such a portion to another, just as seems good in his sight. For as his special grace in regeneration is dispensed when and where, and to whom he pleases, signified by the blowing of the wind where it listeth, John 3:8 so his gifts, ordinary and extraordinary, are severally distributed, according to his sovereign will and pleasure. This is a clear and full proof of the personality of the Spirit, who is not only distinguished from his gifts, and the distribution of them, which is a personal act described to him; but this is said to be done according to his will, which supposes him an intelligent agent, capable of choosing and willing; and whose will agrees with the Father's, and with the Son's.

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 2:0. They were all, though so different in themselves, to be traced to the Holy Spirit, just as all the natural endowments of people - their strength, memory, judgment, etc. - though so various in themselves are to be traced to the same God.

Dividing to every man severally - Conferring on each one as he pleases. He confers on each one that which he sees to be best, and most wise, and proper.

As he will - As he chooses or as in his view seems best. Dr. Doddridge remarks, that this word does “not so much express arbitrary pleasure, as a determination founded on “wise” counsel.” It implies, however, that he does it as a sovereign; as he sees to be right and best. He distributes these favors as to him seems best adapted to promote the welfare of the whole church and to advance his cause. Some of the doctrines which are taught by this verse are the following:

(1) The Holy Spirit is a “person.” For, he acts as a person; distributes favors, confers endowments and special mercies “as he will.” This proves that he is, in some respects, distinguished from the Father and the Son. It would be absurd to say of an “attribute” of God, that it confers favors, and distributes the various endowments of speaking with tongues, and raising the dead. And if so, then the Holy Spirit is “not” an attribute of God.

(2) He is a sovereign. He gives to all as he pleases. In regard to spiritual endowments of the highest order, he deals with people as he does in the common endowments bestowed upon people, and as he does in temporal blessings. He does not bestow the same blessings on all, nor make all alike. He dispenses his favors by a rule which he has not made known, but which, we may be assured, is in accordance with wisdom and goodness. He wrongs no one; and he gives to all the favors which might be connected with eternal life.

(3) No man should be proud of his endowments. Whatever they may be, they are the gifts of God, bestowed by his sovereign will and mercy. But assuredly we should not be proud of that which is the mere “gift” of another, and which has been bestowed, not in consequence of any merit of ours, but according to his mere sovereign will.

(4) No man should be depressed, or should despise his own gifts, however humble they may be. In their own place, they may be as important as the higher endowments of others. That God has placed him where he is, or has given less splendid endowments than he has to others, is no fault of his. There is no crime in it; and he should, therefore, strive to improve his “one talent,” and to make himself useful in the rank where he is placed. And,

(5) No man should despise another because be is in a more bumble rank, or is less favored than himself. God has made the difference, and we should respect and honor his arrangements, and should show that “respect” and “honor” by regarding with kindness, and treating as fellow laborers with us, all who occupy a more humble rank than we do.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 12:11. But all these worketh that one and the self - same Spirit — All these gifts are miraculously bestowed; they cannot be acquitted by human art or industry, the different languages excepted; but they were given in such a way, and in such circumstances, as sufficiently proved that they also were miraculous gifts.


 
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