1 Corinthians 12:8

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“To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,”

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“To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for to one through the Spirit hath been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 12:8 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 41:38So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
  2. Exodus 31:3And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,
  3. 1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
  4. Nehemiah 9:20You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
  5. Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
  6. Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
  7. Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
  8. Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
  9. Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
  10. Isaiah 59:21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
  11. Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
  12. Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
  13. Acts 6:3Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
  14. 1 Corinthians 1:5For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
  15. 1 Corinthians 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
  16. 1 Corinthians 2:6Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
  17. 1 Corinthians 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
  18. 1 Corinthians 13:8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
  19. 2 Corinthians 8:7But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
  20. Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

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