the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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1 Corinthians 12:1
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Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand about spiritual gifts.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be uninformed.
In spirituall thinges brethren I wolde not have you ignoraunt.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.
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Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware.
Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand about spiritual gifts.
Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brothers, I would not have you ignorant.
Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
It is important, brethren, that you should have clear knowledge on the subject of spiritual gifts.
But of spiritual thingis, britheren, Y nyle that ye vnknowun.
Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
My friends, you asked me about spiritual gifts.
Now about the spiritual gifts [the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.
But, brothers, I do not want you to go on being ignorant about the things of the Spirit.
But concerning spiritual [manifestations], brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant.
BUT concerning spirituals, my brethren, I wish you to know
And concerning spirituals, my brethren, I would have you know,
Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.
Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don't want you to misunderstand this.
Christian brothers, I want you to know about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You need to understand the truth about this.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.
NOW concerning spiritual gifts, my brethren, I want to remind you,
But, concerning the spiritually gifted, brethren, I am not wishing you to be ignorant.
Now concerning spiritual things, my brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
Concernyng spirituall gyftes, brethren, I woulde not haue you ignoraunt.
Now, concerning what you wrote about the gifts from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know the truth about them, my friends.
Now concerning spiritual gifts: brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
But concerning the spiritual matters, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant.
And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;
As concernynge spirituall giftes (brethren) I wolde not that ye were ignoraunt.
Now concerning those who are spiritual, my brethren, I would not have you be mistaken.
What I want to talk about now is the various ways God's Spirit gets worked into our lives. This is complex and often misunderstood, but I want you to be informed and knowledgeable. Remember how you were when you didn't know God, led from one phony god to another, never knowing what you were doing, just doing it because everybody else did it? It's different in this life. God wants us to use our intelligence, to seek to understand as well as we can. For instance, by using your heads, you know perfectly well that the Spirit of God would never prompt anyone to say "Jesus be damned!" Nor would anyone be inclined to say "Jesus is Master!" without the insight of the Holy Spirit.
With regard to spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:
Alright, cowboys and cowgirls, let's talk about the special abilities God gives his hands who are riding for the brand. I don't want there to be any confusion about these great gifts from the Holy Ghost.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
spiritual: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 1 Corinthians 14:1-18, 1 Corinthians 14:37, Ephesians 4:11
I would not: 1 Corinthians 10:1, 2 Corinthians 1:8, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 2 Peter 3:8
Reciprocal: Luke 2:36 - a prophetess Acts 19:2 - We have Romans 1:11 - that Romans 1:13 - General Romans 11:25 - I would 1 Corinthians 2:13 - but
Cross-References
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now concerning spiritual gifts,.... Though the word "gifts" is not in the original text, it is rightly supplied by our translators, as it is in the Arabic version: for the apostle does not mean spiritual graces, nor spiritual words, or doctrines, nor spiritual meats and drinks, nor spiritual men, each of which are mentioned before in this epistle; though the latter is thought by some to be here intended, and that the apostle's view is to show the difference between those that are spiritual, and those that are not; but as spiritual gifts are the subject of the apostle's discourse throughout this chapter, and the two following, they seem very manifestly to be designed here. The apostle having gone through various heads of discourse, which he either of himself, or at the request of others, wrote upon, proceeds to a new subject, that of spiritual gifts, which he seems to have been desired to give his thoughts upon, and advice about; since there were some in this church who were discouraged, because they had not the gifts which some had; and others that had them were elated and puffed up with them, and treated those below them with neglect and contempt; and with a view to both these the apostle writes as follows,
brethren, I would not have you ignorant; neither of the author of these gifts, who is the Spirit of God, who dispenses them according to his sovereign will and pleasure, and not according to the deserts of men, and are not acquired by the industry, or through the merit of any, but are his free grace gifts; nor of the nature of them, for there are differences and diversities of them, some have one, and some another, but no man all; nor of the design and use of them, which is the edification of the whole body; and every gift, though ever so mean, is of service; and therefore as, on the one hand, none ought to be discouraged, so, on the other hand, none should be lifted up with pride, or give way to a boasting spirit.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Now concerning - it is now time that I should speak of spiritual endowments. He had no doubt been consulted in regard to them, and probably various questions had been proposed, which he now proceeded to answer.
Spiritual gifts - The word “gifts” is not in the original. The Greek refers to “spiritual” things in general, or to anything that is of a spiritual nature. The whole discussion, however, shows that he refers to the various endowments, gifts, or graces that had been bestowed in different degrees on the members of the church - including the distinctions in graces, and in degrees of office and rank, which had been made in the Christian church in general 1 Corinthians 12:0, as well as the extraordinary endowments of the gift of tongues which had been bestowed upon many, 1 Corinthians 14:0.
I would not have you ignorant - The subject is of so much importance that it demands particular attention and special care; compare the note at 1 Corinthians 10:1. I would not have you ignorant in regard to the nature of those endowments; the spirit with which they should be received; the rules to which they who are thus favored should be subjected; and the feelings and views which should be cherished in all the members of the church in regard to them. Nothing is of more importance in the church than the doctrine respecting the influences and endowments of the Holy Spirit.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XII.
The apostle proceeds to the question of the Corinthians
concerning spiritual gifts, 1.
He calls to their remembrance their former state, and how they
were brought out of it, 2, 3.
Shows that there are diversities of gifts which proceed from
the Spirit, 4.
Diversities of administrations which proceed from the Lord
Jesus, 5.
And diversities of operations which proceed from God, 6.
What these gifts are, and how they are dispensed, 7-11.
Christ is the Head, and the Church his members; and this is
pointed out under the similitude of the human body, 12, 13.
The relation which the members of the body have to each other;
and how necessary their mutual support, 14-26.
The members in the Church, or spiritual body, and their
respective offices, 27-30.
We should earnestly covet the best gifts, 31.
NOTES ON CHAP. XII.
Verse 1 Corinthians 12:1. Now concerning spiritual gifts — This was a subject about which they appear to have written to the apostle, and concerning which there were probably some contentions among them. The words περι των πνευματικων may as well be translated concerning spiritual persons, as spiritual gifts; and indeed the former agrees much better with the context.
I would not have you ignorant. — I wish you fully to know whence all such gifts come, and for what end they are given, that each person may serve the Church in the capacity in which God has placed him, that there may be no misunderstandings and no schism in the body.
