KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 12:28
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
WEB World English Bible
God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
ASV American Standard Version
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 12
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28 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.
29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichμὲνG3303 · menon the other handἔθετοG5087 · tithēmito placeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκκλησίᾳG1577 · ekklēsiaassemblyπρῶτονG4413 · prōtosfirstἀποστόλους,G652 · apostolosapostleδεύτερονG1208 · deuterossecondlyπροφήτας,G4396 · prophētēsprophetτρίτονG5154 · tritosthirdδιδασκάλους,G1320 · didaskalosteacherἔπειταG1899 · epeitathenδυνάμεις,G1411 · dunamispowerἔπειταG1899 · epeitathenχαρίσματαG5486 · charismagiftἰαμάτων,G2386 · iamahealingἀντιλήμψεις,G484 · antilēpsishelpκυβερνήσεις,G2941 · kubernēsisadministrationγένηG1085 · genosfamily: descendantγλωσσῶν.G1100 · glōssatongue
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:11-13And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;Romans 12:6-8Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;1 Corinthians 12:18But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.1 Corinthians 12:7-11But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.Ephesians 2:20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];Ephesians 3:5Which 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;Hebrews 13:24Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.Hebrews 13:17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.Numbers 11:17And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone.Acts 20:28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.1 Peter 5:1-4The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:Acts 2:8-11And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?1 Corinthians 10:32Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:Luke 6:14Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,Acts 13:1-3Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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