1 Corinthians 12:29
“Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?”
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Commentary
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Are all apostles?.... No some are prophets, as distinct from apostles; and some are teachers, as distinct from them…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18701 Corinthians 12:29-30
Are all apostles? ... - These questions imply, with strong emphasis, that it could not be, and ought not to be, that…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Are all apostles, etc. - That is: All are not apostles, all are not prophets, etc.; God has distributed his various…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 12:27-31
I. Here the apostle sums up the argument, and applies this similitude to the church of Christ, concerning which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Are all apostles? The common priesthood of every Christian (1Pe 2:5; 1Pe 2:9) no more precludes the existence of special…