1 Corinthians 12:28 (WEB)
God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
Catechism · 1
“The Holy Spirit gives to some a special charism of healing” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Cor 12:9, 28, 30.
Fathers and councils · 12
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For this is to be more than a prophet, because, “first apostles, secondarily prophets;” but all things from one and the same God Himself.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28.
Read the whole comment““For in the Church,” it is said, “God hath set apostles, prophets, teachers,” and all the other means through which the Spirit works; of which all those are not partakers who do not join themselves to the Church, but defraud themselves of life through their perverse opinions and infamous behaviour.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28.
Read the whole comment“Paul then, teaching us where one may find such, says, “God hath placed in the Church, first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28.
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Jerome
“…he precludes you from saying that the different members of the one body have the same rank; for he immediately describes the orders of the Church, and says:“And God hath set some in the Church, first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28 sq.
Read the whole comment“…date, and that a prophet is mentioned named Agabus, and that in the partition of the spirit, prophets are spoken of as well as apostles, teachers and others, and that Paul himself prophesied many things concerning heresies still future, and the end of the world; we tell them that we do not so much reject…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28; cf. Eph. iv. 11.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“…set, as Paul says, first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues, and every sort of virtue, I mean wisdom and understanding, temperance and justice, mercy and loving-kindness, and patience unconquerable in persecutions.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIV.5Conference XIV
“And so not all are Apostles, not all prophets, not all doctors, not all have the gifts of healing, not all speak with tongues, not all interpret.” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Cor. xii. 28.
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Basil the Great
“And further: He has planted for us, so to say, props, in establishing in His Church apostles, prophets, teachers; and raising our thoughts by the example of the blessed in olden times, He has not allowed them to drag on the earth and be crushed under foot.” — editor's note: cf. 1 Cor. xii. 28.
Read the whole comment“For He gave, it is said, “in the church, first Apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, diversities of tongues,” for this order is ordained in accordance with the division of the gifts that are of the Spirit.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28.
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Ambrose of Milan
“As also the teacher of the Gentiles tells us, when he says: “God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers; then miracles, the gift of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28.
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Tertullian
“This, too, I may confidently say: he who has likened the unity of our body throughout its manifold and divers members to the compacting together of the various gifts of the Spirit, shows also that there is but one Lord of the human body and of the Holy Spirit.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 12–30, compared with Eph. iv. 16.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Do all interpret?”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 8–30.
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Cross-references · 16
Cited together in Catechism §1508.
Cited together in Catechism §1508.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.24.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 5.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.5.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.5.
Cited together in Conferences XI–XVII XIV.5.