1 Corinthians 12:5 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁵And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

1 Corinthians 12:5 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 4:11-12
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; …
Romans 14:8-9
For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. …
Romans 12:6-8
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; …
Matthew 23:10
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:28-29
And 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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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-11)

The apostle comes now to treat of spiritual gifts, which abounded in the church of Corinth, but were greatly abused. What these gifts were is at large told us in the body of the chapter; namely, extraordinary offices and powers, bestowed on ministers and Christians in the first ages, for conviction of unbelievers, and propagation of the gospel. Gifts and graces, charismata and charis, greatly diff…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 5)

5-6. “Gifts” (1Co 12:4), “administrations” (the various functions and services performed by those having the gifts, compare 1Co 12:28), and “operations” (the actual effects resulting from both the former, through the universally operative power of the one Father who is “above all, through all, and in us all”), form an ascending climax [Henderson, Inspiration]. same Lord--whom the Spirit glorifies…