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1 Corinthians 12:8-11

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 9. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

1 Corinthians 12:8-11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:8

Theological / Devotional

Word of wisdom. That is, the utterance of wisdom. A man possessed of this gift was not only wise, he was able also to explain his wisdom to others. For a definition of wisdom and for the contrast between wisdom and knowledge see on Prov. 1:2.

Word of knowledge. That is, utterance of knowledge. Knowledge, generally speaking, is man’s ability to apprehend facts. In relation to the gospel it would be his ability to apprehend spiritual truth and arrange it in an orderly manner for presentation to others. This apprehension of truth comes from the study of the Scriptures, or directly from God by inspiration. The “word of knowledge” is therefore the power to discourse on those truths, presenting them in proper order to the minds of the hearers so that they would be convinced of what they hear.

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