Commentary on the Epistles to the Corinthians John Calvin (continued)
John Calvin active sense — in a passive sense, because wherever there is prophecy, or knowledge, or any other gift, the Spirit of God does there manifest himself — in an active sense, because the Spirit of God, when he enriches us with any gift, unlocks his treasures, for the purpose of manifesting to us those things that would otherwise have been concealed and shut up. The second interpretation suits better. The view taken by Chrysostom is rather harsh and forced — that this term is used, 736 because unbelievers do not recognize God, except by visible miracles.
1 Corinthians 12:8-13
1 Corinthians 12:8-13 8. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
8. Huic quidem per Spiritum datur sermo sapientiae, alteri datur sermo cognitionis, secundum eundem Spiritum.
9. To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
9. Alii fides in eodem Spiritu, alii dona sanationum in codera Spritu. 10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
10. Alii facultates potentiarum, alii autem prophetia, alii autem discretiones spirituum, alii genera linguarum, alii interpretatio linguarum.
11. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
11. Porroomnia haec efficit unus et idem Spiritus, distribuens seorsum cuique prout vult.
12. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
12. Quemadmodum enim corpus unum est, et membra habet multa: onmia autem membra corporis unius quum multa sint, corpus autem est unum: ita et Christus.
13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
13. Etenim per unum Spiritum nos omnes in unum corpus baptizati sumus, sive Iudaei, sive Graeci: sive servi, sive liberi: et omnes in uno Spiritu potum hausimus.
8. To one is given He now subjoins an enumeration, or, in other words, specifies particular kinds — not indeed all of them, but such as are sufficient for his present purpose. "Believers," says he, "are endowed with different gifts, but let every one acknowledge, that he is indebted for whatever he has 736"Que ceci est appele Manifestation:" — "That this is termed a Manifestation."