Romans 12:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Then

Differing according

Romans 12:3

Whether

According to the proportion

General references

1 Corinthians 12:7

Bible References

Then

For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

that in everything you have been enriched in him, in all speech, and in all knowledge

Now these things, brothers, I have applied in a figure to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that in us you might learn not to go beyond what is written; that none of you be puffed up for the one, against the other.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;

Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Whatever the gifts which each has received, use them for one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Differing according

For, through the grace that was given to me, I tell every man among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think, as to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God has given him.

Whether

"For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;

"For this reason also said the Wisdom of God. 'I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and some they will persecute;

"In the last days, God says, it shall come to pass that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams;

At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Now there were in the church in Antioch prophets and teachers; Barnabas and Symeon, surnamed "the Black," Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a good counsel.

Now Philip had four unmarried daughters who prophesied,

to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy.

which was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets,

It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

Do not despise prophesyings.

According to the proportion

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, a learned man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.

For if there be first willing mind, the gift is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.

Let us all then, who are mature Christians, strive for this! God will make this clear to any of you who are striving for other goals;

General references

Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.