Romans 12:6 Cross References - MNT

⁶ But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith.

³⁴ "For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;

⁴⁹ "For this reason also said the Wisdom of God. 'I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and some they will persecute;

¹⁷ "In the last days, God says, it shall come to pass that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams;

²⁷ At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. ²⁸ One of them, who was Agabus, rose up, and being instructed by the Spirit, predicted that a great famine was about to come upon the whole inhabited earth. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)

¹ Now there were in the church in Antioch prophets and teachers; Barnabas and Symeon, surnamed "the Black," Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

³² And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many a good counsel.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, a learned man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. ²⁵ He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and being full of zeal, he used to speak and to teach accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John. ²⁶ He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him they took him home and explained to him more accurately the way of God. ²⁷ When he wished to cross over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples in Corinth to receive him. On his arrival he mightily helped those who through grace had believed, ²⁸ for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

⁹ Now Philip had four unmarried daughters who prophesied,

¹¹ For I am longing so to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established;

³ For, through the grace that was given to me, I tell every man among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think, as to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God has given him.

⁵ that in everything you have been enriched in him, in all speech, and in all knowledge ⁶ (for thus my witness for Christ was confirmed among you); ⁷ so that you lack no divine gift, while you are waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁶ Now these things, brothers, I have applied in a figure to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that in us you might learn not to go beyond what is written; that none of you be puffed up for the one, against the other. ⁷ For who makes you a differ, brother? Or what have you that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why are you boasting as if you had not received it?

⁷ I would that every one lived as I do; but each man has his own special gift from God, one this, another that.

⁴ Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; ⁵ there are various forms of service, and the same Lord; ⁶ and varieties of work, and the same God, who works in all. ⁷ Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ⁸ For to one man by the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, to another a word of insight by the same Spirit; ⁹ to one man by the same Spirit is given faith, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But the one and the same Spirit gives power to all, distributing his gifts to each as he wills.

²⁸ And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues." ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? teachers? workers of miracles? ³⁰ Have all gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? ³¹ Desire earnestly the greater gifts. And yet I will go on to show you a still more excellent way.

² Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

¹ Hotly pursue this love, yet seek earnestly spiritual gifts, and chiefly that you may prophesy.

³ But he who prophesies addresses words to men that build up, encourage, and console. ⁴ He who speaks in a tongue upbuilds himself; but he who prophesies upbuilds the church. ⁵ Now I should like you all to speak with "tongues"; but I should rather that you prophesied, For he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be built up.

²⁴ But if all are prophesying when an unlearned or unbelieving man enters, he is convicted in conscience by your speaker, he feels himself judged by all,

²⁹ Let the prophets speak by two or three, and let the others exercise their judgment.

³¹ For you can all prophesy one by one; so that all may be learning, and all may be encouraged. ³² The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets,

¹² For if there be first willing mind, the gift is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.

⁵ which was not disclosed to the sons of men in former generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets,

¹¹ It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

¹⁵ Let us all then, who are mature Christians, strive for this! God will make this clear to any of you who are striving for other goals;

²⁰ Do not despise prophesyings.

¹⁰ Whatever the gifts which each has received, use them for one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ If any one preaches, let him always preach as one who utters God's truth; if any one serves another, let it be with the strength which God supplies; so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and dominion for ever and ever, Amen.