1 Corinthians 12

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

Now concerning the spiritual things, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

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 always led toward the mute idols, being carried away.

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 speaking by God's Spirit calls Jesus accursed, and no one can declare Jesus to be Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

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

Now there are allotments of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit.

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

And there are allotments of ministries, and the same Lord.

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

And there are allotments of activities, but the same God is He who works them all, in all.

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

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one 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;

So to one a word of wisdom is given, by the Spirit; to another a word 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 a different one faith, by the same Spirit; to another presents of healings, by the same 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 workings of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discernings of spirits; to a different one kinds of languages, to another interpretation of languages.

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

However, the one and the same Spirit produces all of these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

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,

Now just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of that one body, though being many, are one body, so also is the 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 we also were all baptized into one body by one Spirit—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

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

For in fact the body is not one part but 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 am not of the body,” it would not therefore cease to be 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 am not of the body,” it would not therefore cease to be 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 be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

18 And now, God set the members, each one of them in the body, according as He willed,

But God has really placed the members in the body, each one of them, just as He pleased.

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

(If the whole were just one member, where would the body be?

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

But in fact the parts are many but the body one.)

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.”

Further, the eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I do not need you.”

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

Much to the contrary, those members of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary.

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 of the body that we consider to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentables have 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,

while our presentables do not need it. Yes, God has blended the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacks 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 the members should have the same care 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];

and if one member suffers, all the members should suffer along, or if one member is honored, all the members should rejoice along.

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

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

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 those whom God has appointed in the Church are: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; after that miracles, then presents of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of languages.

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

All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not miracle workers, are they?

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

All do not have presents of healings, do they? All do not speak languages, do they? All do not interpret, do they?

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

But earnestly desire the best gifts.