Ephesians 4:7 Cross References - Lamsa

⁷ But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to one two, to another one; to each one according to his ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

³⁴ For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God did not give the Spirit by measure.

³ For I say, through the grace which is given to me, to all of you, not to think of yourselves beyond what you ought to think; but to think soberly, every man according to the measure of faith which God has distributed to him.

⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us; some have the gift of prophecy, according to the measure of faith, ⁷ Some have the gift of ministration, in his ministry; and some of teaching, in his teaching. ⁸ Some of consolation, in consoling: he that gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man as help to him. ⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit. ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the means to distinguish the true Spirit; to another divers languages; to another the interpretation of languages. ¹¹ But all of these gifts are wrought by that one and the same Spirit, dividing to every one severally as he will.

²⁸ For God has set in his church, first apostles; after them, prophets; then teachers, then performers of miracles, then those who have the gift of healing, helpers, leaders, and speakers in diverse languages. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak in diverse tongues? or do all interpret?

¹ SO we beseech you, as helpers, that the grace of God which you have received may not be in vain among you.

¹³ We do not boast beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even to you. ¹⁴ It is not because we are unable to climb where you are; nor are trying to misrepresent ourselves; for we have climbed where we are through the gospel of Christ: ¹⁵ And we do not boast of things beyond our measure; that is, by other menÆs labor, but we have the hope, that when your faith grows, our pride shall be justified according to our measure.

² Have you ever heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you?

⁸ Even to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ:

⁸ Wherefore it is said, He ascended on high, and took possession of heaven and gave good gifts to men. ⁹ Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the inner parts of the earth? ¹⁰ So he that descended is the same also that ascended far above all heavens, that he might fulfil all things. ¹¹ And he has assigned some, apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, pastors, and some, teachers; ¹² For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: ¹³ Until we all become one in faith, and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and become a perfect man according to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: ¹⁴ That we henceforth be not as children easily stirred and carried away by every wind of false doctrines of men who through their craftiness are artful in deceiving the people;

¹⁰ So let everyone of you according to the gift he has received from God, minister the same to your fellowmen, like good stewards of the manifold grace of God.