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The Trinity at Work
Commentators overwhelmingly see this verse, along with the two preceding it, as a clear picture of the Trinity. The Spirit gives diverse gifts (v. 4), the Lord Jesus is served by diverse ministries (v. 5), and God the Father is the ultimate source who empowers all these diverse workings (v. 6). All three persons of the Godhead are unified in equipping the church.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 12:6
18th Century
Theologian
Of operations. Of works; that is, of miracles, such as God produces in the church, in the establishment and defense of his religion. There…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 12:6
Of workings (ενεργηματων). Late word, here only in N.T., the effect of a thing wrought (from ενεργεω, to operate, perform, energiz…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 12:4–6
19th Century
Bishop
NOW there are diversities of gifts: Although conversion is identical in every case, yet afterwards there are spiritual gi…
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On 1 Corinthians 12:6
By using the words “service” (GK 1355) and “working” (GK 1920), Paul indicates that such spiritual gifts were useful in serving the Christian commu…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 12:6
16th Century
Theologian
One God that works. Where we use the word powers, the Greek term is ἐνεργήματα, a term which contains an allusion to the…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 12:6
17th Century
Pastor
And there are diversities of operations ,
There are some that are ordinary, as the good work of grace, and the sever…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 12:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Spiritual gifts were extraordinary powers bestowed in the early ages, to convince unbelievers and to spread the gospel. Gifts and graces greatly di…