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1 Corinthians 12 : 1 - 31
Chapter 12
1 | Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: |
2 | You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. |
3 | Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. |
4 | There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. |
5 | There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. |
6 | And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. |
7 | But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: |
8 | for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, |
9 | to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, |
10 | to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. |
11 | But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. |
12 | For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. |
13 | For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. |
14 | For in fact the body is not one member but many. |
15 | If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? |
16 | And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? |
17 | If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? |
18 | But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. |
19 | And if they were all one member, where would the body be? |
20 | But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. |
21 | And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." |
22 | No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. |
23 | And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, |
24 | but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, |
25 | that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. |
26 | And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. |
27 | Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. |
28 | And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. |
29 | Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? |
30 | Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? |
31 | But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. |