1 Corinthians 12:8 KJV — MannaFest

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

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ASV

For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:

WEB

To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

YLT

for to one through the Spirit hath been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

DBT

For to one, by the Spirit, is given [the] word of wisdom; and to another [the] word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

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1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.

Author: Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55, from Ephesus

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37 verses on the floor

Ephesians 1:17
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
1 Corinthians 12:4
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Acts 20:28
Take 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 Corinthians 13:1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

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The word of wisdom - A power of understanding and explaining the manifold wisdom of God in the grand scheme of gospel salvation. The word of knowledge - Perhaps an extraordinary ability to understand and explain the Old Testament types and prophecies.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Several persons had their several gifts, some one, some another, all from and by the same Spirit. To one was given the word of wisdom; that is, say some, a knowledge of the mysteries of the gospel, and ability to explain them, an exact understanding of the design, nature, and doctrines, of the Christian religion.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Three classes of gifts are distinguished by a distinct Greek word for "another" (a distinct class), marking the three several genera: allo marks the species, hetero the genera (compare Greek, 1Co 15:39-41). Gifts of intellect, namely, (1) wisdom; Gifts dependent on a special faith, namely, that of miracles (Mt 17:20): (1) healings;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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1CO 12:8PRO 2:6 EPH 1:17-18
1CO 12:8PRO 2:6 JAS 1:5
1CO 12:8PRO 2:6 LUK 21:15
1CO 12:8PRO 2:6 JOB 32:8
1CO 12:8PRO 2:6 ISA 54:13
1CO 12:81CO 1:5 PHP 1:9
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1CO 12:81CO 1:5 2CO 9:11
1CO 12:81CO 1:5 2CO 8:7

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