1 Corinthians 12:10

“To another the working of miracles, etc.] Or “powers”: mighty deeds, wonderful works, such as are apparently above, and out of the reach of nature, and beyond the compass of human power and skill; such as raising the dead, causing the blind to see, the deaf to hear, the dumb to speak, the lame to walk, and the like; of which, see some instances in (<440306>Acts 3:6 9:41 14:8-10 20:9,10). Though others understand by these the extraordinary powers the apostles had of punishing offenders; of which the striking Ananias and Sapphira dead, by Peter, the smiting Elymas the sorcerer with blindness, by Paul, and the delivering the incestuous person, and Hymenaeus, and Alexander, to Satan, by the same…”

“working of miracles--As "healings" are miracles, those here meant must refer to miracles of special and extraordinary POWER (so the Greek for "miracles" means); for example, healings might be effected by human skill in course of time; but the raising of the dead, the infliction of death by a word, the innocuous use of poisons, &c., are miracles of special power. Compare Mar 6:5; Act 19:11. prophecy--Here, probably, not in the wider sense of public teaching by the Spirit (Co1 11:4-5; Co1 14:1-5, 1Co. 14:22-39); but, as its position between "miracles" and a "discerning of spirits" implies, the inspired disclosure of the future (Act 11:27-28; Act 21:11; Ti1 1:18), [HENDERSON]. It depends on…”

“To another the working of miracles - Commentators have felt some perplexity in distinguishing this from what is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:9, of the gift of healing. it is evident that the apostle there refers to the power of working miracles in healing inveterate and violent diseases. The expression used here, “working of miracles” (ἐνεργήματα δυναμέων energēmata dunameōn) refers probably to the more “extraordinary” and “unusual” kinds of miracles; to those which were regarded as in advance of the power of healing diseases. It is possible that it may denote what the Saviour had reference to in Mark 16:18, where he said they should take up serpents, and if they drank any deadly thing…”

“The working of other miracles. Prophecy - Foretelling things to come. The discerning - Whether men be of an upright spirit or no; whether they have natural or supernatural gifts for offices in the church; and whether they who profess to speak by inspiration speak from a divine, a natural, or a diabolical spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:11”

“12:10 The ability to prophesy does not refer primarily to predicting the future, but to speaking a special message directly from God (see 11:4-5; 13:2, 8; 14:1-25, 29-33; 1 Thes 5:20; cp. Acts 13:1-2; 21:4, 10-11). • The ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit is a necessary gift for any Christian community that is open to hearing a word directly from God (see 1 Cor 14:29; 1 Thes 5:19-21; cp. Acts 16:16-18; 1 Jn 4:1-3). • For Paul, the ability to speak in unknown languages here refers to spiritual language that requires the spiritual gift of interpretation in order to be understood. By placing this gift near the bottom of the list (both here and…”

“the working: Co1 12:28, Co1 12:29; Mar 16:17, Mar 16:20; Luk 24:49; Joh 14:12; Act 1:8; Rom 15:19; Gal 3:5; Heb 2:4 prophecy: Co1 13:2, Co1 14:1, Co1 14:3, Co1 14:5, Co1 14:24, Co1 14:31, Co1 14:32, Co1 14:39; Num 11:25-29; Sa1 10:10-13, Sa1 19:20-24; Sa2 23:1, Sa2 23:2; Joe 2:28; Joh 16:13; Act 2:17, Act 2:18, Act 2:29, Act 2:30, Act 11:28, Act 21:9, Act 21:10; Rom 12:6; Th1 5:20; Pe2 1:20, Pe2 1:21 discerning: Co1 14:29; Act 5:3; Jo1 4:1; Rev 2:2 divers: Co1 12:28-30, Co1 13:1, Co1 14:2-4, Co1 14:23, Co1 14:27, Co1 14:39; Mar 16:17; Act 2:4-12, Act 10:46, Act 10:47, Act 19:6 to another the: Co1 12:30, Co1 14:26-28 1 Corinthians 12:11”