Bible Cross References
unto
Ephesians 4:8-14
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Therefore He says: When He ascended on high, He led captive the captives, and gave gifts to men.
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(Now this, He ascended; what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
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He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
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And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
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for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,
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till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the full true knowledge of the Son of God, to a complete man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
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that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
Matthew 25:15
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on the journey.
Romans 12:6-8
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But having different gifts according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
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or ministry, in ministering; he who teaches, in teaching;
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he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with simplicity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
1 Corinthians 12:8-11
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for to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another a word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
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to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit,
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to another works of power, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another tongues of nationalities, to another the interpretation of tongues.
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But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
1 Corinthians 12:28-30
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And God has placed some in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that works of power, then gifts of healing, helps, governings, tongues of nationalities.
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Not everyone is an apostle are they? Not everyone is a prophet? Not everyone is a teacher? Not everyone is a worker of power?
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Not everyone has gifts of healing? Not everyone speaks with tongues? Not everyone interprets?
grace
Ephesians 3:8
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
2 Corinthians 6:1
We then, as workers together with Him, also beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
1 Peter 4:10
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
the measure
Ephesians 3:2
if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,
John 3:34
For He whom God has sent speaks the Words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to understand with a sound mind, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
2 Corinthians 10:13-15
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We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God distributed to us; a measure which reaches even unto you.
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For we are not overextending ourselves (as though not extending to you), for we also came as far as to you with the gospel of Christ;
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not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men's labors, but having hope, that as your faith is growing, according to our rule, being greatly enlarged to overflowing,