1 Corinthians 12

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

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 led astray to idols who could not speak, in whatever ways you were led by them.

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 want you to know that no one who speaks by the Spirit of God can say, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

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

Now 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.

and there are different kinds of work, but it is the same God who makes them possible in everyone.

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

Now to each one is given the outward display of the Spirit for the benefit of all.

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;

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the 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 another is given faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the 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 is given deeds of power, and to another prophecy. To another is given the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to 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, giving the gifts to each one individually, as he chooses.

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,

For as the body is one and has many members and all are members of the same 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 by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bound or free, and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

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

For the body is not a single member, 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 says, “Since I am not the hand, I am not part of the body,” it is not 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 says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it is not 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 God arranged each part of the body as he designed it.

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

If they were all the same member, where would the body be?

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

So now they are many members, but only 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 have no need of you.” Nor does the head say to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

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

But the members of the body that appear to be weaker are essential,

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 think are less honorable, we give them greater honor, and our unpresentable members have more dignity.

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

Now our presentable members have no need to be treated with dignity, for they already have dignity. But God has joined all the members together, and he gave more honor to those 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,

He did this so there may be no division within the body, but that the members should care for one another with the same affection.

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

So when one member suffers, all the members suffer together; or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice together.

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

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members 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 God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who do powerful deeds, then gifts of healing, those who provide helps, those who do the work of administration, and those who have various kinds of tongues.

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

Are all of them apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do powerful deeds?

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

Do all of them have gifts of healing? Do all of them speak with tongues? Do all of them interpret tongues?

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

Zealously seek the greater gifts. But I will show you a more excellent way.