1 Corinthians 12

1 And concerning the spiritual things, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.

2 you have known that you were nations, being carried away as you were led to the mute idols;

You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

3 for this reason, I give you to understand that no one, speaking in the Spirit of God, says Jesus [is] accursed, and no one is able to say Jesus [is] LORD, except in the Holy Spirit.

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

4 And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit;

There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 and there are diversities of ministries, and the same Lord;

There are different ministries, but the same Lord.

6 and there are diversities of workings, and it is the same God—who is working all in all.

There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.

7 And to each has been given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit;

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

8 for to one through the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

9 and to another faith in the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings in the same Spirit;

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

10 and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another [various] kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:

to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.

11 and the one and the same Spirit works all these, dividing to each individually as He intends.

All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

12 For even as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also [is] the Christ,

The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.

13 for also in one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all were made to drink one Spirit,

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

14 for also the body is not one member, but many.

For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.

15 If the foot may say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it not, because of this, not of the body?

If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

16 And if the ear may say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it not, because of this, not of the body?

And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

17 If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? If the whole hearing, where 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 And now, God set the members, each one of them in the body, according as He willed,

But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

19 and if all were one member, where [is] the body?

If they were all one part, where would the body be?

20 And now, indeed, [are] many members, but one body;

As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

21 and an eye is not able to say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

22 But much more the members of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary,

On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

23 and those that we think to be less honorable of the body, around these we put more abundant honor, and our unseemly things have more abundant seemliness,

and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

24 and our seemly things have no need; but God tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to the lacking part,

whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,

so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.

26 and whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with [it], or one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with [it];

If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

27 and you are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.

28 And some, indeed, God set in the Assembly: first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterward powers, afterward gifts of healings, helpings, governings, various kinds of tongues.

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

29 [Are] all apostles? [Are] all prophets? [Are] all teachers? [Are] all powers?

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

30 [Do] all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

31 And earnestly desire the better gifts; and yet I show to you a far [more] excelling way:

But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.