1 Corinthians 12:3 (KJV)

Words Then and Now

Wherefore why; therefore Still heard today: the whys and wherefores, the reasons Webster’s 1828 · Wherefore
Ghost the spirit; the soul Still heard today: gave up the ghost, breathed out the spirit; now said of anything that quits working Webster’s 1828 · Ghost

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The variety of use of spiritual gifts are shownSpiritual gifts were extraordinary powers bestowed in the first ages, to convince unbelievers, and to spread the gospel. Gifts and graces greatly differ....

Thompson Chains

Instruction (2)See the chain from 1 Samuel 9:27 · 9 links
Inspiration (2)See the chain from Exodus 4:12 · 7 links
Christ ReviledSee the chain from Matthew 27:39 · 3 links
Christ HealsSee the chain from Matthew 4:23 · 23 links
Spirit" TeacherSee the chain from Nehemiah 9:20 · 4 links
Christ, LordLast of 6 links

Cross References

1 John 4:2–3 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: …
John 13:13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Romans 9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Deuteronomy 21:23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Matthew 16:16–17 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. …
Matthew 22:43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Mark 9:39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
John 16:14–15 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. …
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
1 Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

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Topics

Blasphemy General scriptures concerning
Charism An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
Confession Of Christ
Holy spirit General scriptures concerning
Righteousness Fruits of
Testimony Religious
Trinity The holy

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 60 · The First Epistle to the Corinthians

Bible Dictionary

God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Jesus(1.) Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Heb 4:8; R.V., “Joshua”).
LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
GhostAn old Saxon word equivalent to soul or spirit. It is the translation of the Hebrew nephesh_ and the Greek _pneuma, both meaning...

Greek and Strong’s

Wherefore Διὸ Dio διό Conjunction
I give γνωρίζω gnōrizō γνωρίζω Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
you ὑμῖν hymin Pronoun · second person, dative plural ὑμῖν hymîn
to understand γνωρίζω gnōrízō
that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
no man οὐδεὶς oudeis οὐδείς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular
speaking λαλῶν lalōn λαλέω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine singular
by ἐν en ἐν Preposition
the Spirit Πνεύματι Pneumati πνεῦμα Noun · dative neuter singular
of God Θεοῦ Theou θεός Noun · genitive masculine singular
calleth λέγει legei λέγω Verb · present active indicative, third person singular
Jesus Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun Ἰησοῦς Noun · accusative masculine singular
accursed ἀνάθεμα anathema ἀνάθεμα Noun · nominative neuter singular
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
no man οὐδεὶς oudeis οὐδείς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular
can δύναται dynatai δύναμαι Verb · present middle indicative, third person singular
say εἰπεῖν eipein Verb · aorist active infinitive ἔπω épō
that Jesus Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun Ἰησοῦς Noun · accusative masculine singular
is the Lord Κύριον Kyrion κύριος Noun · accusative masculine singular
but εἰ ei Preposition μὴ mē Adverb εἰ μή ei mḗ
by ἐν en ἐν Preposition
the Holy Ἁγίῳ Hagiō ἅγιος Adjective · dative neuter singular
Ghost Πνεύματι Pneumati πνεῦμα Noun · dative neuter singular

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