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To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spiritsa; to another divers kinds of tonguesc; to another the interpretation of tongues:

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1 John 4:1• ¹Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)

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Acts 2:4,7‑11• ⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
⁷And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans?
⁸And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
⁹Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
¹⁰Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
¹¹Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. (Acts 2:4,7‑11)

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the working.

1 Cor. 12:28‑29• ²⁸And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
²⁹Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? (1 Cor. 12:28‑29)

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Mark 16:17,20• ¹⁷And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
²⁰And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (Mark 16:17,20)

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Luke 24:49• ⁴⁹And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. (Luke 24:49)

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John 14:12• ¹²Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. (John 14:12)

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Acts 1:8• ⁸But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

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Rom. 15:19• ¹⁹Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. (Rom. 15:19)

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Gal. 3:5• ⁵He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? (Gal. 3:5)

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Heb. 2:4• ⁴God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? (Heb. 2:4)

prophecy.

1 Cor. 13:2• ²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. (1 Cor. 13:2)

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1 Cor. 14:1,3,5,24,31‑32,39• ¹Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
³But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
⁵I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
²⁴But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
³¹For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
³²And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
³⁹Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. (1 Cor. 14:1,3,5,24,31‑32,39)

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Num. 11:25‑29• ²⁵And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
²⁶But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
²⁷And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
²⁸And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
²⁹And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them! (Num. 11:25‑29)

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1 Sam. 10:10‑13• ¹⁰And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
¹¹And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
¹²And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
¹³And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. (1 Sam. 10:10‑13)

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1 Sam. 19:20‑24• ²⁰And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
²¹And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
²²Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
²³And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
²⁴And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? (1 Sam. 19:20‑24)

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2 Sam. 23:1‑2• ¹Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
²The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. (2 Sam. 23:1‑2)

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Joel 2:28• ²⁸And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: (Joel 2:28)

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John 16:13• ¹³Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. (John 16:13)

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Acts 2:17‑18,29‑30• ¹⁷And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
¹⁸And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
²⁹Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
³⁰Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; (Acts 2:17‑18,29‑30)

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Acts 11:28• ²⁸And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. (Acts 11:28)

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Acts 21:9‑10• ⁹And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
¹⁰And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus. (Acts 21:9‑10)

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Rom. 12:6• ⁶Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; (Rom. 12:6)

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1 Thess. 5:20• ²⁰Despise not prophesyings. (1 Thess. 5:20)

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2 Peter 1:20‑21• ²⁰Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
²¹For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (2 Peter 1:20‑21)

discerning.

1 Cor. 14:29• ²⁹Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. (1 Cor. 14:29)

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Acts 5:3• ³But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? (Acts 5:3)

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1 John 4:1• ¹Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)

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Rev. 2:2• ²I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: (Rev. 2:2)

divers.

1 Cor. 12:28‑30• ²⁸And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
²⁹Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
³⁰Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? (1 Cor. 12:28‑30)

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1 Cor. 13:1• ¹Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. (1 Cor. 13:1)

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1 Cor. 14:2‑4,23,27,39• ²For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
³But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
⁴He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
²³If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
²⁷If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
³⁹Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. (1 Cor. 14:2‑4,23,27,39)

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Mark 16:17• ¹⁷And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; (Mark 16:17)

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Acts 2:4‑12• ⁴And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
⁵And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
⁶Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
⁷And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans?
⁸And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
⁹Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
¹⁰Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
¹¹Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
¹²And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? (Acts 2:4‑12)

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Acts 10:46‑47• ⁴⁶For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
⁴⁷Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? (Acts 10:46‑47)

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Acts 19:6• ⁶And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. (Acts 19:6)

to another the.

1 Cor. 12:30• ³⁰Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? (1 Cor. 12:30)

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1 Cor. 14:26‑28• ²⁶How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
²⁷If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
²⁸But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. (1 Cor. 14:26‑28)

• The discerning of spirits is not that of a man’s condition of soul-it has nothing to do with it. It is the knowing how to discern, by the mighty energy of the Spirit of God, the actings of evil spirits. (“1 Corinthians 12” by J.N. Darby)

• "Prophecy" ... which was an energy of the Holy Ghost in the purely spiritual domain, enabling him to give out the mind of God as to the present or future. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 12:7-13” by W. Kelly)

• "Discerning of spirits" is another gift, which means the faculty of deciding, not between true and spurious professors of the Lord Jesus, but between the Spirit's teaching and that which simulated it by evil spirits. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 12:7-13” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and to another operations of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; and to a different one kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues.

W. Kelly Translation

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and to another operations of powers, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spiritsa; to a different one kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

WK Translation Notes

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Authorities are pretty equal for and against inserting "and."