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Berean Standard Bible

“There are different ministries, but the same Lord.”

1 Corinthians 12:5

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Study note

Paul teaches that spiritual gifts are diverse yet come from one source. He gives a trinitarian pattern: the same Spirit, the same Lord, the same God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

There are different ministries, but the same Lord.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y hay repartimiento de ministerios; mas el mismo Señor es.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hay diferentes maneras de servir a Dios, pero siempre es a un mismo Señor.

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