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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Plural of Diversity.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES

di'-verz, di-vurs', di-vur'-si-tiz: "Divers" meaning "various," "different in kind," is now obsolete and used only as a synonym of "several," i.e. more than one. The distinction between "divers" and "diverse" in the King James Version seems to be that the former is the wider term, the latter being restricted to the meaning of "different in kind," while "divers" is also used to express difference of number. the Revised Version (British and American) retains "diverse" in all instances but changes "divers" nearly everywhere, except where it has the meaning "several." Compare Matthew 24:7 Luke 21:11 Hebrews 9:10, and others. It is hard to understand why the Revised Version (British and American) retains "divers" as a translation of poikilos, in Matthew 4:24 Mark 1:34, et al., because poikilos certainly cannot have the meaning "several" but "different in kind," and the idea expressed in these passages is not that some of the people had several diseases but that different people had different kinds of diseases. The same is true in Hebrews 13:9 where "divers" does not refer to number but to various kinds of teaching. Hebrews 2:4 and James 1:2 rightly change the reading of the King James Version "divers" to "manifold."

In other passages the Revised Version (British and American) changes "divers" to "diverse," and thus renders the idea of the original text "different in kind." Compare Deuteronomy 25:13; Proverbs 20:10, 23. Other passages are changed the better to render the original text: Deuteronomy 22:9, "two kinds of seed"; Judges 5:30, "dyed"; 2 Chronicles 30:11, "certain men"; Mark 8:3 and Acts 19:9, "some." the King James Version reads. in all these passages "divers." the Revised Version (British and American) changes the King James Version Hebrews 1:1 "at sundry times and in divers manners," an expression often found in Old English, to "by divers portions and in divers manners."

"Diversities" is found twice as translation of diairesis, literally, "distribution" (1 Corinthians 12:4), but the Revised Version (British and American) changes the King James Version, 1 Corinthians 12:28, "diversities" to "divers kinds," as translation of gene, "kinds."

A. L. Breslich

Library

Diversities in Modes of Religious Development, and in The
... THE EPISTLE OF JAMES. INTRODUCTION. 1. Diversities in modes of religious
development, and in the. consequent forms of faith. IT is ...
/.../neander/the epistle of james practically explained/ 1 diversities in modes.htm

Diversities of Gifts. April 10.
... Diversities of Gifts. April 10. Why expect Wisdom with love in all? Each
has his gift" Our souls are organ pipes of diverse stop ...
/.../kingsley/daily thoughts /diversities of gifts april 10.htm

The Work of the Holy Spirit in Prophets and Apostles.
... especial purpose. We read in 1 Corinthians 12:4, 8-11, 28, 29, RV, "Now there
are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.... For to ...
/.../torrey/the person and work of the holy spirit/chapter xxi the work of.htm

Treatise on Gratuitous Graces (Qq -182)Of Prophecy (Six Articles)
... First, in reference to the various gratuitous graces, according to 1:Cor.12:
4, 7: "There are diversities of graces . . . and to one . . . ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/treatise on gratuitous graces qq.htm

Antipathies
... Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. ... And there are diversities
of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. ...
/.../kingsley/town and country sermons/sermon xv antipathies.htm

But as in the Words which I Quoted from Celsus...
... And he ought also, with regard to the countless diversities of plants, which are
regulated by an inherent, incomprehensible nature, [3929] and which have been ...
//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/chapter liv but as in.htm

How the Word is the Maker of all Things, and Even the Holy Spirit ...
... I am led to this view of the charisms by the words of Paul which he writes somewhere,
[4683] "There are diversities of gifts but the same Spirit, and ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/6 how the word is.htm

Many and One
... glory.'. The average Christian life of to-day sorely fails in two things:
in being true to itself, and in tolerance of diversities. ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/many and one.htm

After Proof that the Spirit is the Giver of Revelation Equally ...
... There is therefore no separation of the divine power and grace, for although "there
are diversities of gifts, yet it is the same Spirit; and diversities of ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xii after proof that.htm

The Christian Church a Family.
... 2. Another thing which is taught by this definition is this, that the Church
of Christ is a whole made up of manifold diversities. ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/xv the christian church a.htm

Thesaurus

Diversities (4 Occurrences)
... (n.) Plural of Diversity. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIVERS; DIVERSE;
DIVERSITIES. ... Multi-Version Concordance Diversities (4 Occurrences). ...
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Divers (36 Occurrences)
... divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES. di'-verz ...
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Diverse (15 Occurrences)
... 3. (adv.) In different directions; diversely. 4. (vi) To turn aside. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES. ...
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Operations (4 Occurrences)
... Operations (4 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 12:6 And there are diversities of operations,
but it is the same God which worketh all in all. (KJV BBE DBY WBS). ...
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Worketh (49 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). 1 Corinthians 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but
it is the same God which worketh all in all. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Diversions (1 Occurrence)

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Diverted (1 Occurrence)

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Ministries (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Ministries (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 12:5 and there
are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord; (See NAS). ...
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Brings (155 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Corinthians 12:6 diversities in work, and yet one and the same
God--He who in each person brings about the whole result. (WEY). ...
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Confusion (71 Occurrences)
... catastrophe. No account of the Deluge could have followed, for all the diversities
of languages would have been wiped away by that event. ...
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Bible Concordance

Diversities (4 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

1 Corinthians 12:5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.
(ASV YLT)

1 Corinthians 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
(KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT)

1 Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
(KJV WBS)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Divers (36 Occurrences)

Diverse (15 Occurrences)

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Worketh (49 Occurrences)

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Brings (155 Occurrences)