1 Corinthians 12:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →There are different workings of power, yet it is the one God who energizes them all in everyone.
What Does 1 Corinthians 12:6 Mean?
Paul completes his three-part pattern: diversities of gifts, of ministries, and now of 'operations' -- the effects and powers at work. Behind all of it stands the same God who 'worketh all in all.'
Here Father, Son, and Spirit are named together as the source of the church's life. Nothing genuinely good happens by human resource alone; it is God energizing His people. This humbles the gifted and dignifies every believer, for the same God works in each. The whole community is His workshop.
1 Corinthians 12:6 in the Original Language
energema (ἐνέργημα), 'operations' -- an effect produced by power at work, from which we get 'energy.'
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What does 1 Corinthians 12:6 mean?
There are different workings of power, yet it is the one God who energizes them all in everyone.