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<p class="tab-1">In this chapter the apostle, I. Considers the case of spiritual gifts, which were very plentifully poured out on the Corinthian church. He considers their original, that they are from God; their variety and use, that they were all intended for one and the same general end, the advancement of Christianity and the church’s edification, <a class="bibleref" title="1Cor.12.1-1Cor.12.11" href="/passage/?search=1Cor.12.1-1Cor.12.11">1 Cor. 12:1-11</a>. II. He illustrates this by an allusion to a human body, in which all the members have a mutual relation and subserviency, and each has its proper place and use, <a class="bibleref" title="1Cor.12.12-1Cor.12.26" href="/passage/?search=1Cor.12.12-1Cor.12.26">12:12-26</a>. III. He tells us that the church is the body of Christ, and the members are variously gifted for the benefit of the whole body, and each particular member, <a class="bibleref" title="1Cor.12.27-1Cor.12.30" href="/passage/?search=1Cor.12.27-1Cor.12.30">12:27-30</a>. And them, IV. Closes with an exhortation to seek somewhat more beneficial than these gifts, <a class="bibleref" title="1Cor.12.31" href="/passage/?search=1Cor.12.31">12:31</a>.</p>
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