1 Corinthians 12:3
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.
KJV
διὸ γνωρίζω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἐν πνεύματι θεοῦ λαλῶν λέγει, ἀνάθεμα Ἰησοῦς, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται εἰπεῖν, κύριος Ἰησοῦς, εἰ μὴ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
Greek NT
Ideo notum vobis facio, quod nemo in Spiritu Dei loquens, dicit anathema Jesu. Et nemo potest dicere, Dominus Jesus, nisi in Spiritu Sancto.
Vulgate
Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.
ASV
Wherefore, I give you to understand that no man, speaking by the Spirit of God, saith Anathema to Jesus. And no man can say The Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
18 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γνωρίζω
gnorizo
verb · 25×
διό
dio
conjunction · 52×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
πνεῦμα
pneuma
noun · 379×
ἀνάθεμα
anathema
noun · 7×
ἅγιος
agios
adjective · 233×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦς | WH/Treg/NIV: Ἰησοῦς | RP: Ἰησοῦν
- Ἰησοῦς — SBLGNT
- Ἰησοῦς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ἰησοῦν — Robinson-Pierpont
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minor
SBLGNT: Κύριος Ἰησοῦς | WH/Treg/NIV: Κύριος Ἰησοῦς | RP: Κύριον Ἰησοῦν
- Κύριος Ἰησοῦς — SBLGNT
- Κύριος Ἰησοῦς — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Κύριον Ἰησοῦν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
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11 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§683"No one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit."1 "God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!"'2 This knowledge of faith is possible only in the Holy Spirit: to be in touch with Christ, we must first have been touched by the Holy Spirit. He comes to meet us and kindles faith in us. By virtue of our Baptism, the first sacrament of the f…
§2670"No one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit."21 Every time we begin to pray to Jesus it is the Holy Spirit who draws us on the way of prayer by his prevenient grace. Since he teaches us to pray by recalling Christ, how could we not pray to the Spirit too? That is why the Church invites us to call upon the Holy Spirit every day, especially at the beginning and the …
1. Full of feeling somehow is the female sex, and more inclined to pity. I say this, lest you should wonder how it could be that Mary wept bitterly at the tomb, while Peter was in no way so affected. For, The disciples, it says, went away unto their own home; but she stood shedding tears. Because hers was a feeble nature, and she as yet knew not accurately the account of the Re…
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Here, in the third article, the Holy Ghost is the Sanctifier. Neither you nor I could ever know anything of Christ, or believe in Him and have Him for our Lord, unless these were offered to us and bestowed on our heart…
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. What does this mean? I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Ghost has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and …
Summa Theologica · 2 passages
Without grace, can man know anything? Without God's grace, can man do or wish any good? Without grace, can man love God above all things? Without grace, can man keep the commandments of the Law? Without grace, can he merit eternal life? Without grace, can man prepare himself for grace? Without grace, can he rise from sin? Without grace, can man avoid sin? Having received grace,…
Is prophecy natural? Is it from God by means of the angels? Is a natural disposition requisite for prophecy? Is a good life requisite? Is any prophecy from the demons? Do prophets of the demons ever tell what is true? Article 1. Whether prophecy can be natural? Objection 1. It would seem that prophecy can be natural. For Gregory says (Dial. iv, 26) that "sometimes the mere stre…
Basil argues that the Spirit is called "Lord" by the apostle Paul, establishing His equality of honor with the Father and Son. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. No one can confess Jesus as Lord except by the Holy Spirit, showing the Spirit's sovereign authority in salvation.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 8:6 — But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
- 1Cor 8:6 — But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
- 1Cor 16:22 — If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
- 1Cor 16:22 — If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
- 1John 4:2 — Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
- 1John 4:2 — Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
- 2Cor 3:5 — Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
- 2Cor 11:4 — For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear
- Deut 21:23 — His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth
- Gal 1:8 — But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
- Job 26:4 — To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
- John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
- John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
- John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
- John 15:26 — But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
- John 16:14 — He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
- John 16:14 — He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
- Luke 9:50 — And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.
- Mark 9:39 — But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
- Mark 9:39 — But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
- Matt 16:16 — And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
- Matt 22:43 — He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
- Phil 2:11 — And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- Rom 9:3 — For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
- Rom 10:9 — That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
- Rom 10:9 — That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.