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Berean Standard Bible

“And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.”

1 Corinthians 12:28

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Paul lists various roles God has appointed in the church, including apostles, prophets, teachers, miracle workers, healers, helpers, and administrators. The list sits within a section on spiritual gifts and the church as one body.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

World English Bible (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.

King James Version (KJV)

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, [divers] kinds of tongues.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y á unos puso Dios en la iglesia, primeramente apóstoles, luego profetas, lo tercero doctores; luego facultades; luego dones de sanidades, ayudas, gobernaciones, géneros de lenguas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios ha puesto en su iglesia: apóstoles, que son los primeros, profetas, en segundo lugar, maestros, en tercer lugar, y luego, los que realizan milagros, los que tienen el don de sanar, los que pueden ayudar a los demás, los que pueden administrar, los que hablan en diversas lenguas.

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