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 long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge --

I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn "not to go beyond what is written," so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.

Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

Differing according

For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.

Whether

"For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'

And in the last days it will be,' God says, 'that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

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

Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.

Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

(He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.)

to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.

Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

Do not treat prophecies with contempt.

According to the proportion

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was an eloquent speaker, well-versed in the scriptures.

For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

Therefore let those of us who are "perfect" embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.

General references

To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.