哥林多前书 12:29

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

難道都是使徒嗎？都是先知嗎？都是教師嗎？都是行神蹟的嗎？

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
岂 都 是 使 徒 麽 ？ 岂 都 是 先 知 麽 ？ 岂 都 是 教 师 麽 ？ 岂 都 是 行 异 能 的 麽 ？

Contextual Overview

²⁷ Together you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of that body. ²⁸ In the church God has given a place first to apostles, second to prophets, and third to teachers. Then God has given a place to those who do miracles, those who have gifts of healing, those who can help others, those who are able to govern, and those who can speak in different languages. ²⁹ Not all are apostles. Not all are prophets. Not all are teachers. Not all do miracles. ³⁰ Not all have gifts of healing. Not all speak in different languages. Not all interpret those languages. ³¹ But you should truly want to have the greater gifts. And now I will show you the best way of all.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all apostles: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 1 Corinthians 12:14-20

workers: or, powers

Reciprocal: Matthew 13:27 - the servants Luke 19:13 - delivered Acts 13:1 - prophets Acts 15:32 - being Romans 10:15 - And how 1 Corinthians 12:5 - administrations 1 Corinthians 12:10 - the working 1 Corinthians 12:17 - General 1 Corinthians 13:1 - I speak Ephesians 3:5 - as it Ephesians 4:11 - pastors

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Are all apostles?.... No some are prophets, as distinct from apostles; and some are teachers, as distinct from them both, and some are neither:

are all prophets? no; some are apostles, above them, and some are teachers, inferior to them; and but very few there were who had that peculiar character and gift:

are all teachers? no; the far greater part of the members of churches are hearers, or persons that are taught in the word; are neither in the office of teaching, nor have they the qualifications for it.

Are all workers of miracles? no; in those early times, when the gift of doing miracles was bestowed, it was not given to all, only to some; and now there are none that are possessed of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Are all apostles? ... - 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 29. Are all apostles, c.] That is: All are not apostles, all are not prophets, c. 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 1 Corinthians 12:7-10.