Romans 12:6
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6 (A)Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them:[a] if prophecy, in proportion to the faith;
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- 12:6 Everyone has some gift that can be used for the benefit of the community. When the instruction on justification through faith is correctly grasped, the possessor of a gift will understand that it is not an instrument of self-aggrandizement. Possession of a gift is not an index to quality of faith. Rather, the gift is a challenge to faithful use.
Ephesians 4:7
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Diversity of Gifts. 7 But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.(A)
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Ephesians 4:11
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11 [a]And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,(A)
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- 4:11 Concerning this list of ministers, cf. 1 Cor 12:28 and Rom 12:6–8. Evangelists: missionary preachers (cf. Acts 21:8; 2 Tm 4:5), not those who wrote gospels. Pastors and teachers: a single group in the Greek, shepherding congregations.
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