1 Corinthians 12:8

Easy To Read Version

The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. And the same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:20

You gave them your good Spirit\par to make them wise.\par You gave them manna for food.\par You gave them water for their thirst.\par

Job 32:8

But God’s Spirit makes a person wise.\par That ‘breath’ from God All-Powerful\par makes people understand.\par

Psalm 143:10

Show me what you want me to do.\par You are my God.\par

Exodus 31:3

I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God—I have given him the skill and knowledge to do all kinds of things.

Proverbs 2:6

The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord my Master gave me the ability to teach. So now I teach these sad people. Every morning he wakes me and teaches me like a student.

Isaiah 59:21

The Lord says, “I will make an Agreement with those people. I promise, my Spirit and my words that I put in your mouth will never leave you. They will be with your children and your children’s children. They will be with you for now and forever.”

Daniel 2:21

He changes the times and seasons.\par And he changes the kings.\par He gives power to kings,\par and he takes their power away!\par He gives wisdom to people\par so they become wise,\par He lets people learn things\par and become wise.\par

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “Only you can know the secret truths about the kingdom of heaven. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.

Acts 6:3

So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your own men. They must be men that people say are good. They must be full of wisdom and full of the Spirit. {\cf2\super [109]} We will give them this work to do.

Romans 15:14

My brothers and sisters, I am sure that you are full of good. I know that you have all the knowledge you need and that you are able to teach each other.

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is God that has made you part of Christ Jesus. Christ has become wisdom for us from God. Christ is the reason we are right with God and have freedom from sin; Christ is the reason we are holy. {\cf2\super [10]}

1 Corinthians 1:5

In Jesus you have been blessed in every way. You have been blessed in all your speaking and all your knowledge.

1 Corinthians 13:2

I may have the gift of prophecy {\cf2\super [93]} ; I may understand all the secret things \{of God\} and know everything; and I may have faith so great that I can move mountains. But even with all these things, if I don’t have love, then I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:8

Love never ends. There are \{gifts of\} prophecy, {\cf2\super [94]} but they will be ended. There are \{gifts of speaking in different kinds of\} languages, but those gifts will end. There is \{the gift of\} knowledge, but it will be ended.

1 Corinthians 14:26

So, brothers and sisters, what should you do? When you meet together, one person has a song, another person has a teaching, another person has a new truth from God, another person speaks in a \{different\} language, and another person interprets that language. The purpose of all these things should be to help \{the church\} grow strong.

1 Corinthians 14:6

Brothers and sisters, will it help you if I come to you speaking in \{different\} languages? No! It will help you only if I bring you a new truth or some knowledge, or some prophecy, {\cf2\super [97]} or some teaching.

1 Corinthians 2:11

It is like this: No person knows the thoughts that another person has. Only that person’s spirit that lives inside him knows those thoughts. It is the same with God. No one knows the thoughts of God. Only the Spirit of God knows those thoughts.

1 Corinthians 2:16

“Who knows the mind of the Lord?\par Who can tell the Lord what to do?”\par \i (Isaiah 40:13)\i0 \par

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

2 Corinthians 11:6

It is true that I am not a trained speaker. But I do have knowledge. We have shown this to you clearly in every way.

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God. God always leads us in victory through Christ. God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “The light will shine out of the darkness!” And this is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts. He gave us light by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:6

\{We show that we are servants of God\} by our understanding, by our patience, by our kindness, and by living pure. \{We show this\} by the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [21]} by true love,

2 Corinthians 8:7

You are rich in everything—in faith, in speaking, in knowledge, in truly wanting to help, and in the love you learned from us. And so we want you to also be rich in this gift of giving.