Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; New Living Translation In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. English Standard Version Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; Berean Standard Bible We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; Berean Literal Bible And we are having different gifts according to the grace having been given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of the faith; King James Bible Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; New King James Version Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; New American Standard Bible However, since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them properly: if prophecy, in proportion to one’s faith; NASB 1995 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; NASB 1977 And since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let each exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; Legacy Standard Bible but having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: whether prophecy, in agreement with the faith; Amplified Bible Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them accordingly: if [someone has the gift of] prophecy, [let him speak a new message from God to His people] in proportion to the faith possessed; Christian Standard Bible According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the proportion of one’s faith; Holman Christian Standard Bible According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the standard of one’s faith; American Standard Version And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; Aramaic Bible in Plain English But we have a variety of gifts, according to the grace that is given us; one has prophecy according to the measure of his faith, Contemporary English Version God has also given each of us different gifts to use. If we can prophesy, we should do it according to the amount of faith we have. Douay-Rheims Bible And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith; English Revised Version And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; GOD'S WORD® Translation God in his kindness gave each of us different gifts. If your gift is speaking God's word, make sure what you say agrees with the Christian faith. Good News Translation So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us. If our gift is to speak God's message, we should do it according to the faith that we have; International Standard Version We have different gifts based on the grace that was given to us. So if your gift is prophecy, use your gift in proportion to your faith. Literal Standard Version And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us: whether prophecy, according to the proportion of faith; Majority Standard Bible We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; New American Bible Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith; NET Bible And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith. New Revised Standard Version We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; New Heart English Bible And we have different gifts according to the grace that was given to us. If prophecy, according to the proportion of the faith; Webster's Bible Translation Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Weymouth New Testament But since we have special gifts which differ in accordance with the diversified work graciously entrusted to us, if it is prophecy, let the prophet speak in exact proportion to his faith; World English Bible having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; Young's Literal Translation And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- 'According to the proportion of faith!' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Living Sacrifices…5so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another. 6 We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; 7if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;… Cross References Acts 13:1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you. 1 Corinthians 3:5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. 1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? 1 Corinthians 7:7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. 1 Corinthians 12:4 There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. Treasury of Scripture Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; then. Romans 1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 1 Corinthians 1:5-7 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; … 1 Corinthians 4:6,7 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another… differing according. Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. whether. Matthew 23:34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: Luke 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: according to the proportion. Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. Acts 18:24-28 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus… 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. Jump to Previous Accordance Differ Different Differing Entrusted Exact Exercise Faith Gift Gifts Grace Graciously Measure Prophecy Prophesy Prophesying Prophet Proportion Qualities Reason Relation Speak Special Use Whether WorkJump to Next Accordance Differ Different Differing Entrusted Exact Exercise Faith Gift Gifts Grace Graciously Measure Prophecy Prophesy Prophesying Prophet Proportion Qualities Reason Relation Speak Special Use Whether WorkRomans 12 1. God's mercies must move us to offer ourselves.3. No man must think too well of himself; 6. but everyone attend to the calling wherein he is placed. 9. Love, and many other duties are required of us. 19. Revenge is especially forbidden. (6) Gifts differing according to the grace.--The English loses a point here. The word translated "gifts" means specially "gifts of grace," grace standing here for the operation of the Spirit. Different kinds of grace, with different forms of expression, are given to different individuals, and they are to be cherished and used accordingly. Prophecy.--The gift of prophecy is treated at length in 1 Corinthians 14. From the detailed description there given, we gather that it was a kind of powerful and inspired preaching which, unlike the gift of tongues, was strictly within the control of the person who possessed it. What precise relation this bore to the prediction of future events, mentioned in Acts 11:27-28; Acts 21:10-11, does not appear. According to the proportion of faith.--It seems best to take this, not as having reference to the objective rule of faith or doctrine, the due proportions of which are to be preserved, but rather of the active faculty of faith present in him who prophesies. It would then be very nearly equivalent to the condition above--"according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." The prophet is to let his utterances be regulated strictly by the degree of faith of which he is conscious in himself. The inward inspiration and the outward deliverance must keep pace, and advance step by step together. Preaching in which this proportion is not observed is sure to become rhetorical and insincere. Verses 6-8. - Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, according to the proportion of our faith; or ministry, in our ministry; or he that teacheth, in his teaching; or he that exhorteth, in his exhortation; he that giveth, in simplicity; he that ruleth, with (literally, in) diligence; he that showeth mercy, with (literally, in) cheerfulness. The elliptical form of the original has been retained in the above translation, without the words interposed for elucidation in the Authorized Version. There are two ways in which the construction of the passage might possibly be understood.(1) Taking ἔχοντες (2) As in the Authorized Version, which is decidedly preferable, hortation being evidently intended from the beginning of ver. 6. The drift is that the various members of the body having various gifts, each is to be content to exercise his own gift in the line of usefulness it fits him for, and to do so well. The references are not to distinct orders of ministry, in the Church, but rather to gifts and consequent capacities of all Christians. The gift of prophecy, which is mentioned first, being of especial value and importance (cf. 1 Corinthians 14:1, seq.), was the gift of inspired utterance, not of necessity in the way of prediction, but also, and especially, for "edification, and exhortation, and comfort" (1 Corinthians 14:3), for "convincing," and for "making manifest the secrets of the heart" (1 Corinthians 14:24, 25). He that has this special gift is to use it "according to the proportion of his faith;" for the meaning of which expression see on Greek We haveἜχοντες (Echontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. different διάφορα (diaphora) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 1313: Differing, different; hence: excellent. From diaphero; varying; also surpassing. gifts χαρίσματα (charismata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 5486: From charizomai; a gratuity, i.e. Deliverance;, a endowment, i.e. religious qualification, or miraculous faculty. according to Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). the Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. grace χάριν (charin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act. given Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. us. ἡ Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. If [one’s gift is] Conjunction Strong's 1535: And if, whether. From ei and te; if too. prophecy, προφητείαν (prophēteian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4394: Prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth. From prophetes; prediction. [let him use] it Preposition Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). in proportion ἀναλογίαν (analogian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 356: Proportion, measure, analogy. From a compound of ana and logos; proportion. to [his] Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. faith; πίστεως (pisteōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. 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