Verse 6
Furthermore there are different effects or workings (Gr. energemata; manifestations of the Spirit’s power at work) that the one God who is responsible for all of them bestows. Just as Spirit, Lord, and God are distinct yet closely related in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, so are gifts, ministries, and effects. We should probably not view these words as representing entirely separate ideas but as facets of God’s work in and through the believer. It is God who is responsible for our abilities, our opportunities for service, and the individual ways in which we minister, including the results.
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