1 Corinthians 4:7 Cross References - Wesley

⁷ For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou hast received it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

¹⁴ For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods. ¹⁵ And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey.

³ And I say, through the grace which is given to me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself above what he ought to think, but to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God hath distributed to every one.

⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith:

¹³ And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade till I come.

¹⁶ And out of his fulness have we all received, even grace upon grace. For the law was given by Moses,

²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven.

²² And the people shouted, It is the voice of God, and not of a man. ²³ And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and being eaten by worms, he expired.

⁵ By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith in all nations for his name, Among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ:

¹⁶ It is not therefore of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. ¹⁷ Moreover the scripture saith to Pharoah, For this very thing have I raised thee up, that I may shew my power in thee, and that my name may be declared through all the earth. ¹⁸ So then he hath mercy on whom he willeth, and whom he willeth, he hardneth.

⁵ and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

⁶ Your glorying is not good: know ye not, that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

⁷ but every one hath his proper gift from God, one after this manner, another after that.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵ And there are diversities of administrations, but the same Lord: ⁶ And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all. ⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each, to profit withal. ⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another by the same Spirit, the word of knowledge; ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; ¹⁰ to another the gift of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ But one and the same Spirit worketh all these, dividing to every one severally as he willeth.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain, but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

³ as I wrote before in few words, ⁴ By reading which ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ: ⁵ Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed to the holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,

¹² That they all may be condemned, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. ¹³ But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to Salvation, thro' sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. ¹⁴ To which he hath called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, in that he accounted me faithful, ¹³ having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.

³ For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, inslaved to various desires and pleasures, living in wickedness and envy, hateful, hating one another: ⁴ But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared, ⁵ Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. ⁶ Which he poured forth richly upon us, ⁷ through Jesus Christ our Saviour, That, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs, according to the hope of eternal life.

¹⁷ descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

¹⁰ As every one hath received a gift, so minister it one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.