1Cor 12:28 Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:28
28: Here is a list of some of the members that God has placed in the body of Christ: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who can get others to work together, those who speak in unknown languages.
Ephesians 4:11
- He is the one who gave these gifts to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
- Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ,
- until we come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature and full grown in the Lord, measuring up to the full stature of Christ.
Romans 12:6
- God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out when you have faith that God is speaking through you.
- If your gift is that of serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, do a good job of teaching.
- If your gift is to encourage others, do it! If you have money, share it generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
Ephesians 3:5
- God did not reveal it to previous generations, but now he has revealed it by the Holy Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.
Hebrews 13:17
- Obey your spiritual leaders and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they know they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this joyfully and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
1 Corinthians 12:7
- A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of helping the entire church.
- To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another he gives the gift of special knowledge.
- The Spirit gives special faith to another, and to someone else he gives the power to heal the sick.
- He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and to another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to know whether it is really the Spirit of God or another spirit that is speaking. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, and another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.
- It is the one and only Holy Spirit who distributes these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
Hebrews 13:24
- Give my greetings to all your leaders and to the other believers there. The Christians from Italy send you their greetings.
Acts 20:28
- "And now beware! Be sure that you feed and shepherd God's flock--his church, purchased with his blood--over whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.
1 Corinthians 12:18
- But God made our bodies with many parts, and he has put each part just where he wants it.
1 Timothy 5:17
- Elders who do their work well should be paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching.
Ephesians 2:20
- We are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
Numbers 11:17
- I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone.
Luke 6:14
- Simon (he also called him Peter), Andrew (Peter's brother), James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Acts 13:1
- Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon (called "the black man" ), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas ), and Saul.
- One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work I have for them."
- So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
1 Corinthians 10:32
- Don't give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God.
Acts 2:8
- and yet we hear them speaking the languages of the lands where we were born!
- Here we are--Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia,
- Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya toward Cyrene, visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism),
- Cretans, and Arabians. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!"
1 Peter 5:1
- And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share his glory and his honor when he returns. As a fellow elder, this is my appeal to you:
- Care for the flock of God entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly--not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
- Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example.
- And when the head Shepherd comes, your reward will be a never-ending share in his glory and honor.