1 CORINTHIANS 12:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them — Paul establishes the principle of unity-in-diversity: the charismata are diverse (diairomai, divided out) but originate from a single source (to auto pneuma), preventing both uniformity (everyone has the same gift) and fragmentation (the gifts belong to different spirits).
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 12:4
“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.” And first he attends on him that had the lesser gift, and was grieved on this account. “For wherefore,” says he, “are you dejected? Because you have not received as much as another? Still, consider that it is a free gift and not a debt, and you will be able to soothe your pain.” For this cause he spoke thus in the very beginning: “but there are diversities of gifts.” And he said not “of signs,” nor “of wonders,” but…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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