Spiritual Gifts and Church Order

Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho 88

Justin Martyr · c. 100–c. 165 AD

We can see both women and men among us who possess gifts from the Spirit of God. Therefore, it was not because He lacked power that it was prophesied the powers enumerated by Isaiah would come upon Him, but because what lies beyond was not going to be.

Greek

Καὶ παρ᾿ ἡμῖν ἔστιν ἰδεῖν καὶ θηλείας καὶ ἄρσενας, χαρίσματα ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ θεοῦ ἔχοντας. Ὥστε οὐ διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐνδεῆ δυνάμεως ἐπεπροφήτευτο ἐλεύσεσθαι ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν τὰς δυνάμεις τὰς κατηριθμημένας ὑπὸ Ἡσαΐου, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸ ἐπέκεινα μὴ μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι.

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