28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
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And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; …
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; …
But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. …
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-31)I. Here the apostle sums up the argument, and applies this similitude to the church of Christ, concerning which observe, 1. The relation wherein Christians stand to Christ and one another. The church, or whole collective body of Christians, in all ages, is his body. Every Christian is a member of his body, and every other Christian stands related to him as a fellow-member (12:27): Now you are the…
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