1 Corinthians 12:2
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
- KJV
- Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
- WEB
- You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.
- ASV
- Ye know that when ye were Gentiles [ye were] led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might led.
- DARBY
- Ye know that when ye were [of the] nations [ye were] led away to dumb idols, in whatever way ye might be led.
- BLB
- You⁺ know that when you⁺ were pagans, you⁺ were led even as to mute idols, being led astray.
- ÅB
- Dere vet at dengang da dere var hedninger, lot dere dere drage til de stumme avguder, alt etter som dere ble draget.
- OTB
- Dere vet at da dere var ikke-troende, ble dere villedet til de stumme avgudene, slik dere ble ledet.
- B1930
- I vet at dengang da I var hedninger, lot I eder drage til de stumme avguder, alt efter som I blev draget.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 4:3
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
Read in context1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Read in contextPsalms 115:5
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
Read in contextGalatians 4:8
Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.
Read in contextEphesians 2:11–12
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:5
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:18–19
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
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