Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 12:3

"Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit." — 1 Corinthians 12:3 (ASV)

Operating in words, as in prophetic utterances.

Operating in distinguishing true and false spirits.

III. Gifts which relate to tongues.

1. Speaking with tongues.
2. Interpreting tongues.

The “wisdom” and the “knowledge” differ, in that the former expresses the deep spiritual insight into spiritual truth which some possess, the latter the intellectual appreciation of Christian doctrine, which is not so profound as the former, and which as the man passes into the spiritual state will vanish away (1 Corinthians 13:8).