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 do yearn to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift for your strengthening ??12 or, in other words, that I may be encouraged by meeting you, I by your faith and you by mine.

in him you have received a wealth of all blessing, full power to speak of your faith and full insight into its meaning,

Now I have applied what has been said above to myself and Apollos, to teach you ... that you are not to be puffed up with rivalry over one teacher as against another.

There are varieties of talents, but the same Spirit;

I may prophesy, fathom all mysteries and secret lore, I may have such absolute faith that I can move hills from their place, but if I have no love, I count for nothing;

You must serve one another, each with the talent he has received, as efficient stewards of God's varied grace.

Differing according

In virtue of my office, I tell everyone of your number who is self-important, that he is not to think more of himself than he ought to think; he must take a sane view of himself, corresponding to the degree of faith which God has assigned to each.

Whether

This is why I will send you prophets, wise men, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, some of whom you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town;

This is why the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some they will kill and some they will persecute';

During these days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

Now in the local church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Symeon (called Niger) and Lucius the Cyrenian, besides Manaen (a foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.

and as Judas and Silas were themselves prophets, they encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a counsel.

and had four unmarried daughters who prophesied). We stayed with him.

one has prophecy, another the gift of distinguishing spirits, another the gift of 'tongues' in their variety, another the gift of interpreting 'tongues.'

I may prophesy, fathom all mysteries and secret lore, I may have such absolute faith that I can move hills from their place, but if I have no love, I count for nothing;

Make love your aim, and then set your heart on the spiritual gifts ??especially upon prophecy.

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

he granted some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to shepherd and teach,

never disdain prophetic revelations

According to the proportion

There came to Ephesus a Jew called Apollos, who was a native of Alexandria, a man of culture, strong in his knowledge of the scriptures.

If only one is ready to give, according to his means, it is acceptable; he is not asked to give what he has not got.

For all those of our number who are mature, this must be the point of view; God will reveal that to any of you who look at things differently.

General references

Each receives his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.