1 Corinthians 12:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The Spirit gives different gifts to different people — some get wisdom to share the right words at the right time, others get knowledge to understand what's really going on.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's Spirit hands out different superpowers to different people, and they're all from the same source.

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