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1 Corinthians 12:6

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does 1 Corinthians 12:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.
1 Corinthians 12:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Corinthians 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3Wherefore 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.
4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.
6And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.
7But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal.
8For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:
9to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And there are diversities of operations, There are some that are ordinary, as the good work of grace, and the several parts of it, the work of faith, the labour of love, and patience of hope, which the Spirit of God begins, carries on, and finishes in all the elect of God, and members of Christ; and there are others which are extraordinary, and are here meant, and hereafter specified. But it is the same God which worketh all in all. Interpreters in general understand by God here, God the Father; as by the Lord in the preceding verse, the Lord Jesus Christ, as distinct from the Spirit in (<461204>1 Corinthians 12:4) and apprehend that this furnishes out a considerable proof of a trinity of…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“operations--(Compare Co1 12:10). same God . . . worketh--by His Spirit working (Co1 12:11). all in all--all of them (the "gifts") in all the persons (who possess them).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Of operations - Of works; to wit, of miracles, such as God produces in the church, in the establishment and defense of his religion. There are different operations on the mind and heart; and different powers given to man, or different qualifications in building up and defending his cause. Or it may be, possibly, that Paul here refers to the works of God mainly for mere “illustration,” and by the word “operations” means the works which God has performed in creation and providence. His works are various. They are not all alike, though they come from the same hand. The sun, the moon, the stars, the earth are different; the trees of the forest, the beasts of the field, the fowls of the air, the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Operations - Effects produced. This word is of a larger extent than either of the former. But it is the same God who worketh all these effects in all the persons concerned. 1 Corinthians 12:7”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“12:6 All the work believers do for God is in fact God working through them (see 15:10; 2 Cor 4:7; Gal 2:8; Phil 2:13; cp. Gal 2:20).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“worketh: Co1 12:11, Co1 3:7; Job 33:29; Joh 5:17; Eph 1:19-22; Col 1:29; Phi 2:13; Heb 13:21 all: Co1 15:28; Eph 1:23; Col 3:11 1 Corinthians 12:7”
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