lectionary.com

Pentecost Season · Day of Pentecost · Year A

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21

One Spirit, Many Gifts

May 24, 2026

Pentecost (The Descent of the Holy Spirit), Titian
Pentecost (The Descent of the Holy Spirit), Titian, 1546/1555Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Painted for the Venetian church of Santo Spirito and moved to the Salute. The flames fall through a broken ceiling into a crowded, agitated room.It is the day itself, which these readings either narrate or explain.TitianThe dominant painter of sixteenth-century Venice (c. 1488-1576), who worked into his eighties and whose late manner, applied with fingers as much as brushes, startled even his admirers.Santa Maria della Salute, VeniceA domed church at the mouth of the Grand Canal, built in thanks for the end of the plague of 1630 and still visited in procession each November.Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelJohn 20:19-23Jn 20:19-23 orJohn 7:37-39Jn 7:37-39
Epistle1 Cor. 12:3b-131 Cor 12:3b-13 orActs 2:1-21
Old TestamentActs 2:1-21 orNum. 11:24-30Nm 11:24-30
PsalterPs. 104:24-34, 35bPs 104:24-34, 35b

Overview & Insights

"Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:4)

Paul teaches that no one can confess Jesus as Lord except by the Holy Spirit, and that the same Spirit distributes a variety of gifts for the common good. He compares the church to one body with many members, all baptized into one body by one Spirit.

From Sermons.com: Join Today to access the most scholarly & well written preaching resources anywhere.

Take it further: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21

Commentary

1 Corinthians 12:3b-131 Cor 12:3b-13 Working Preacher

A Luther Seminary commentary on the Spirit distributing gifts and forming the one body of Christ.

1 Corinthians 121 Cor 12 Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse by verse evangelical commentary on spiritual gifts and the members of the one body.

1 Corinthians 12 verse by verse1 Cor 12 verse by verse Precept Austin

A deep study page compiling Greek word studies, cross references, and many expositors on the gifts of the Spirit.

Classic commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12Classic commentaries on 1 Cor 12 BibleHub

A classic aggregator stacking historic verse by verse commentary on 1 Corinthians 12.

1 Corinthians 12, Expository Notes1 Cor 12, Expository Notes StudyLight

Thomas Constable's expository notes on Paul's teaching about spiritual gifts and the body.

Background & Word Study

Overview: 1 CorinthiansOverview: 1 Cor BibleProject

An animated overview of 1 Corinthians that frames the chapter on gifts and the body.

1 Corinthians 12 interlinear1 Cor 12 interlinear BibleHub

The Greek text of 1 Corinthians 12 word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.

The Church Fathers

1 Corinthians 12, patristic commentary1 Cor 12, patristic commentary Catena

A verse linked catena gathering patristic comment on 1 Corinthians 12.

Prep at sermons.com

Ready to write?

  • Full sermons on John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39
  • Illustrations cleared for use in worship
  • Commentary, quotes, and Bible dictionary
Open it at sermons.com →

Trusted by pastors since 1995.

Free every Tuesday

Illustrations & Sermon Prep in your inbox

The coming Sunday’s readings, a cleared-for-use illustration, and a sermon-prep head start. One email, free.