1 Corinthians 12:11

12:11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.

1 Corinthians 14:18

14:18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you,

1 Corinthians 15:8

15:8 Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.

1 Corinthians 15:19

15:19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.


sn One born at the wrong time. The Greek word used here (ἔκτρωμα, ektrwma) refers to a premature birth, a miscarriage, or an aborted child. Paul uses it as a powerful figure of the unexpected, abnormal nature of his apostolic call.