A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Bengel, Johann Albrecht, 1687-1752 • SECTION 292

1 Corinthians Xii. 5-8.

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respectively with these names. The Spirit is treated of at ver. 7, etc. : the Lord at ver. 12, etc. : God at ver. 28, etc. — [Comp. Eph. iv. 4, 5, 6.]

5. Aiuxovi&v, of ministrations) ver. 28. — 6 di avr'og Kvpiog, but the same Lord ) The Son of God whom the Holy Ghost glorifies by those ministers.

6. ’ Evz pyrjfidrwv, of operations) ver. 10. — 6 ds avrog 1 sen &ebg, but it is the same God) by the working of His Spirit, ver. 11. — rd redvra, all things) The working of God is seen somewhat more extensively than the offices of Christ, and the gifts of the Spirit. — iv rraeiv, in all) Masculine ; comp, to every man , in the fol- lowing verses.

7. <£a v'epueig, manifestation ) various, by which the Spirit mani- fests Himself, as He is hidden in Himself. — rrpbg ro eu^spov, with a view to that which is profitable) This is treated of at ver. 12, 13.

8—10. or Wtpy srspy to one , to another , to another) Three Genera : comp. ch. xiii. 8, and among these the expression, to another , denotes many species, each one under its own genus. So also xv. 39, 40, 41. dWog in turn is used for distinguishing the species ; erepog , the genera. By a change, dXkog is used to distinguish genera, srspog , species : Heb. xi. 35. Prophecy is put here under the second genus, rather than under the first, be- cause under the second such things are stated, as are more ap- plicable to those, that are without, viz., to unbelievers, than to such as are stated under the first genus, viz., to believers. — did, by) presently after follows xard, according to ; iv, in ; which are severally used with great propriety. [The Engl. Vers, loses this nice distinction by translating the did, xard, and iv all alike * by\~\ — \6yog, the word) Both wisdom and knowledge are set forth in the church by the word. — eoyiag — yvdesug, of wisdom, of know- ledge) Paul in various ways mentions knowledge, especially to the Corinthians, either by itself, 2 Cor. vi. 6, or with things closely connected with it ; in word [utterance] and knowledge , 1 Cor. i 5 ; comp. 2 Cor. xi. 6 ; in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all diligence, 2 Cor. viii. 7 ; prophecy (concerning mys*

1 The word earl should rather be rejected, as well by the margin of botl editions as by the Germ. Ver. — E. B.

Rec. Text reads tan Stog with later Syr., Orig., and B, which puts inn after ivtpyau. But ACD(A)G/^r Vulg. Iren. Hilar, omit iaji. — Ed.

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