1 Corinthians 12:30

30 Have all the gyftes of healinge? Do all speake wt tonges? Do all interprete?

1 Corinthians 12:30 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 12:30

Have all the gifts of healing?
&c.] No; when these gifts were in being, all had them not. When anointing with oil, in order to heal the sick, was in use, it was only performed by the elders of the church, not by the common members of it, who were to be sent for by the sick on this occasion:

do all speak with tongues?
no; it was not true in fact, as they well knew; though this was greatly coveted after, as a following chapter of this epistle shows;

do all interpret?
that is, unknown tongues, strange languages; or can they? no. This also was a peculiar gift bestowed on some persons only.

1 Corinthians 12:30 In-Context

28 And God hath also ordeyned in the congregacion fyrst the Apostels secodarely prophetes thyrdly teachers then the that do miracles: after that the gyftes of healynge helpers governers diversite of tonges.

29 Are all Apostles? Are all Prophetes? Are all teachers? Are all doars of miracles?

30 Have all the gyftes of healinge? Do all speake wt tonges? Do all interprete?

31 Covet after ye best giftes. Amd yet shewe I vnto you a moare excellent waye.