¹¹ But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.

⁴ Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

⁴ And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.

¹³ We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

¹⁸ Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

⁷ But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.

¹¹ In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

⁶ And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

¹⁷ Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

⁷ It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

⁶ And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

¹⁸ So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

²¹ In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.

²⁷ And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

⁸ The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.

¹⁵ Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

²⁶ Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing in your eyes.

³⁵ And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?