Pentecost Season · Day of Pentecost · Year A
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21
One Spirit, Many Gifts
May 24, 2026
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.
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Commentary
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 Working Preacher
A Luther Seminary commentary on the Spirit distributing gifts and forming the one body of Christ.
1 Corinthians 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 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 12 BibleHub
A classic aggregator stacking historic verse by verse commentary on 1 Corinthians 12.
1 Corinthians 12, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on Paul's teaching about spiritual gifts and the body.
Background & Word Study
1 Corinthians Enter the Bible
A Luther Seminary introduction to the setting and argument of Paul's first letter to Corinth.
Overview: 1 Corinthians BibleProject
An animated overview of 1 Corinthians that frames the chapter on gifts and the body.
1 Corinthians 12 interlinear BibleHub
The Greek text of 1 Corinthians 12 word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.
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