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1 Corinthians 12:1 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 12 · verse 1
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.1 Corinthians 12:1 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 12:1 in context
1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
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Key words (Strong's)
- concerningperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- spiritualpneumatikosrelating to the human spirit, or rational soul, as part of the man which is akin to God…G4152 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- ignorantagnoeōto be ignorant, not to know, not to understand, unknown, to err or sin through mistake…G50 →
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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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11