1 Corinthians 12

1 Now about “spiritual gifts.” My brothers and sisters, I want to explain this to you.

Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.

2 You know that when you were pagans, you were deceived, being led astray by worshiping idols who couldn't even speak.

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, and were caried away vnto the dumme Idoles, as ye were led.

3 Let me make it clear to you: no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, “Curse Jesus!” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord!” except by the Holy Spirit.

Wherefore, I declare vnto you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Iesus execrable: also no man can say that Iesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost.

4 Now there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they come from the same Spirit.

Now there are diuersities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 There are different kinds of ministries, but they come from the same Lord.

And there are diuersities of administrations, but the same Lord,

6 There are different ways of working, but they come from the same God, who is at work in all of them.

And there are diuersities of operations, but God is the same which worketh all in all.

7 The Spirit is given to each of us and is revealed for the good of all.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is giuen to euery man, to profite withall.

8 One person is given by the Spirit the ability to speak words of wisdom. Another is given a message of knowledge by the same Spirit.

For to one is giuen by the Spirit the word of wisdome: and to an other the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit:

9 Another receives the gift of strongly trusting in God by the same Spirit. Another receives gifts of healing from that one Spirit.

And to another is giuen faith by the same Spirit: and to another the giftes of healing, by the same Spirit:

10 Another is given the ability to perform miracles. Another receives the gift of prophecy. Another is given the gift of spiritual discernment. Another receives the ability to speak different languages while another is given the gift of interpreting languages.

And to another the operations of great workes: and to another, prophecie: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, diuersities of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues.

11 But all of these gifts are the work of the one and the same Spirit, sharing with each person as he alone chooses.

And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as he will.

12 Just like the human body is one unit but has many parts—all the parts of the body even though there are many of them, make up one body—so is Christ.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, which is one, though they be many, yet are but one body: euen so is Christ.

13 For it was through one Spirit that we were all baptized into one body. It doesn't matter whether we are Jews or Greeks, slave or free—we all were given the one Spirit to drink.

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we bee Iewes, or Grecians, whether we be bonde, or free, and haue bene all made to drinke into one Spirit.

14 The body is not made of one part, but many parts.

For the body also is not one member, but many.

15 If the foot were to say, “Because I'm not a hand, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?

If the foote would say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

16 If the ear were to say, “Because I'm not an eye, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?

And if the eare would say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

17 If the whole body was an eye, how could you hear anything? If the whole body was an ear, how could you smell anything?

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smellling?

18 But God has arranged each part in the body, every last one of them, placing them just as he wanted.

But nowe hath God disposed the members euery one of them in the bodie at his owne pleasure.

19 If they were all the same part, what would happen to the body?

For if they were all one member, where were the body?

20 However, since there are many parts, they make up the body.

But now are there many members, yet but one body.

21 The eye can't tell the hand, “I don't need you,” or the head tell the feet, “I don't need you.”

And the eye cannot say vnto the hand, I haue no neede of thee: nor the head againe to the feete, I haue no neede of you.

22 Quite the opposite: some of those parts of the body that seem the most insignificant are the most essential.

Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seeme to be more feeble, are necessarie.

23 In fact those parts of the body we do not consider to be decent to reveal we “honor” more by covering them up—what is indecent we treat with greater modesty!

And vpon those members of the body, which wee thinke most vnhonest, put wee more honestie on: and our vncomely parts haue more comelinesse on.

24 What's presentable doesn't need such covering up. God has so arranged the body that more honor is given to the parts that are less presentable.

For our comely partes neede it not: but God hath tempered the body together, and hath giuen the more honour to that part which lacked,

25 This is so there wouldn't be any conflict within the body—the different parts should care equally for each other.

Lest there should be any diuision in the body: but that the members shoulde haue the same care one for another.

26 So when one part is suffering, all the other parts of the body suffer with it, and when one part is treated well, then all the other parts of the body are happy too!

Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honour, all the members reioyce with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one makes up a part of it.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your part.

28 In the church, God has arranged first for some to be apostles, secondly for some to be prophets, thirdly teachers. Then there are those who perform miracles, those with healing gifts, those who can help others, those good at administration, and those who can speak different languages.

And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly teachers, then them that doe miracles: after that, the giftes of healing, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie of tongues.

29 Not everyone is an apostle, or a prophet, or a teacher, or able to perform miracles.

Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers?

30 Not all have healing gifts, or the ability to speak languages, or to interpret languages.

Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete?

31 But you should really want to have the most significant gifts. So now I will show you a far better way.

But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.