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Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne

1 Corinthians 12:5

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1 Corinthians 12:5 (WEB)

There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.

Catechism · 1

  • §249Paragraph 2 · The FatherRead at vatican.va

    “Such formulations are already found in the apostolic writings, such as this salutation taken up in the Eucharistic liturgy: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."” — Catechism footnote: 2 Cor 13:14; cf. I Cor 12:4 - 6; Eph 4:4-6.

Fathers and councils · 12

Tertullian

  • “This was her vision, and for her witness there was God; and the apostle most assuredly foretold that there were to be “spiritual gifts” in the church.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 1–11. [A key to our author’s

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  • “…in the house of your mother, together with your brethren, ask from the Father, ask from the Lord, that His own specialties of grace and distributions of gifts may be supplied you.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 4–12.

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  • “Now hear how he declared that by Christ Himself, when returned to heaven, these spiritual gifts were to be sent: “He ascended up on high,” that is, into heaven; “He led captivity captive,” meaning death or slavery of man; “He gave gifts to the sons of men,” that is, the gratuities, which we call charismata.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 4–11; Eph. iv. 8, and Ps. lxviii. 18.

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Irenaeus of Lyons

Jerome

  • “Hence the Apostle, with his voice of thunder, says, concerning different graces: “There are diversities of gifts, but the same spirit; and differences of ministrations, but the same Lord; and there are diversities of workings, but the same God, Who worketh all things in all.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 4, 5.

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Origen

Basil the Great

Ambrose of Milan

  • “There is therefore no separation of the divine power and grace, for although “there are diversities of gifts, yet it is the same Spirit; and diversities of ministrations, yet the same Lord; and diversities of operations, yet the same God Who worketh all in all.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 4, 5, 6.

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Hilary of Poitiers

Leo the Great

  • “…of the Father, from Him come the tears of penitents, from Him come the groans of suppliants, and “no one can call Jesus the Lord save in the Holy Ghost,” Whose Omnipotence as equal and Whose Godhead as one, with the Father and the Son, the Apostle most clearly proclaims, saying, “there are divisions of graces…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 3–6.

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