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1 Corinthians 12 · a question people ask

"no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.”" (12:3). Was someone saying that?

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The verse runs, "Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit." (12:3). The WEB prints both sayings in quotation marks. The letter doesn't say whether anyone among them had said Jesus is accursed, or who, and these notes don't guess.

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“Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 12:3 · World English Bible

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1 Corinthians 12: One body, many members

1 Corinthians 12 says "God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired." (12:18), and later, "God has set some in the assembly" (12:28): in the Greek, the same verb. It says "there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit" (12:4), and "Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually." (12:27).

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Last reviewed October 8, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Every answer cites the verses it rests on. What we believe · All Bible questions