< 1 Corinthians 12 >
1 Now concerning the spiritual things, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
2 Ye know that, while Gentiles, ye were being carried away to the voiceless idols, as ye were led.
You know that when you were pagans you were somehow enticed and led astray to mute idols.
3 Therefore I make known to you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus is accursed, and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can call Jesus Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;
5 And there are varieties of services, and the same Lord.
and there are varieties of ministries, but the same Lord;
6 And there are varieties of functions, but it is the same God who works all in all.
and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers all of them in everyone.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each man toward that which is beneficial.
A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the benefit of all.
8 For to one, the word of wisdom is given through the Spirit, and to another, the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
To one person there is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
9 to a different man, faith by the same Spirit, and to another, gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit,
10 and to another, workings of miracles, and to another, prophecy, and to another, discerning of spirits, and to a different man, kinds of tongues, and to another, the interpretation of tongues.
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
11 But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each man individually as it wills.
All these gifts are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who distributes to each person individually just as he wills.
12 For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members constitute one body even though they are many, so it is with Christ.
13 For also by one Spirit we are all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or freemen, and we were all made to drink into one Spirit.
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we have all been given to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body also is not one part, but many.
Even so the body does not consist of one member, but many.
15 If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand I am not of the body, it is not by this not of the body.
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” is it for that reason not a part of the body?
16 And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye I am not of the body, it is not by this not of the body.
And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” is it for that reason not a part 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?
If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18 But now God has placed the parts, each one of them, in the body just as he intended.
But as it is, God has placed each one of the members in the body just as he desired.
19 And if they were all one part, where would be the body?
If they were all one member, where would the body be?
20 But now of course there are many body-parts, but one body.
As it is, there are many members, yet one body.
21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of yoʋ,” nor in turn can the head say to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
22 Instead, much more the parts of the body that seem to be more feeble are necessary.
On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are essential,
23 And those things of the body presumed to be without esteem, we place around these more abundant worth. And our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety,
and the members of the body that we consider to be less honorable are clothed with more abundant honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,
24 whereas our presentable parts have no need. Instead, God united the body together, having given more abundant worth to the part that lacks,
but our presentable parts have no need of it. Instead, God has put the body together, giving more abundant honor to the part that lacked it,
25 so that there would be no schisms in the body, but that the parts would have the same care for each other.
so that there would be no divisions in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for one another.
26 And if one part suffers, all the parts suffer together, or one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together.
If one member suffers, all the other members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the other members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and body-parts individually.
Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.
28 And in the church God has placed men who are first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
And those whom God has appointed in the church are as follows: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, and various kinds of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles?
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
31 But be zealous for the better gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
No, but earnestly desire the better gifts. And now I will show you a far more excellent way.