1 Corinthians 12 · Verse 29

1 Corinthians 12:29

Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
1 Corinthians 12:29, King James Version

1 Corinthians 12:29 in other translations

BSBAre all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
WEBAre all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
ASVAre all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
YLTare all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all powers?
DARBYAre all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all in possession of miraculous powers?
BBEAre all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?
WebsterAre all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

What does 1 Corinthians 12:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
29. Are all?--Surely not.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 29. Are all apostles? etc. These questions imply, with strong emphasis, that it could not be, and ought not to be, that there should be perfect equality of endowment. It was not a matter of fact that all were equal, or that all were qualified for the offices which others sustained. Whether the arrangement was approved of or not, it was a simple matter of fact, that some were qualified to perform offices which others were not; that some were endowed with the abilities requisite to the apostolic office, and others not; that some were endowed with prophetic gifts, and others were not; that some had the gift of healing, or the talent of speaking different languages, or of interpreting, and that others had not.

(2) "all workers" "powers"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 Are all apostles, etc. - That is: All are not apostles, all are not prophets, etc.; God has distributed his various gifts among various persons, each of whom is necessary for the complete edification of the body of Christ. On these subjects see the notes on 1Cor 12:7-10 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:27-31

Contempt, hatred, envy, and strife, are very unnatural in Christians. It is like the members of the same body being without concern for one another, or quarrelling with each other. The proud, contentious spirit that prevailed, as to spiritual gifts, was thus condemned. The offices and gifts, or favours, dispensed by the Holy Spirit, are noticed. Chief ministers; persons enabled to interpret Scripture; those who…

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1 Corinthians 12:29 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

μὴmēSurely notG3361
πάντεςpantesallG3956
ἀπόστολοι;apostoloi[are] apostles?G652
μὴmēSurely notG3361
πάντεςpantesallG3956
προφῆται;prophētai[are] prophets?G4396
μὴmēSurely notG3361
πάντεςpantesallG3956
διδάσκαλοι;didaskaloi[are] teachers?G1320
μὴmēSurely notG3361
πάντεςpantesallG3956
δυνάμεις;dunameis[do] miracles?G1411

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Cross references for 1 Corinthians 12:29

  • 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

    Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. …

  • 1 Corinthians 12:14-20

    For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all apostles.
4-11,14-20
workers. or, powers.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Corinthians 12:28

    And 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.

  • 1 Corinthians 12:29

    Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

  • 1 Corinthians 12:30

    Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

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1 Corinthians 12:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Son todos apóstoles? ¿son todos profetas? ¿todos doctores? ¿todos facultades?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tous sont-ils apôtres? Tous sont-ils prophètes? Tous sont-ils docteurs? Tous font-ils des miracles?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sind etwa alle Apostel? alle Propheten? alle Lehrer? haben alle Wunderkräfte?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Numquid omnes apostoli? numquid omnes prophetæ? numquid omnes doctores?