1 Corinthians 12

1 Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

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

2 You know that you were Gentiles, led away to dumb idols, even as you happened to be led.

You know that when you were pagans you were somehow enticed and led astray to mute idols.

3 Wherefore, I inform you, that no one, speaking by the Spirit of God, pronounces Jesus accursed; and, that no one can declare Jesus 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 diversities of gifts, but the same spirit.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;

5 And there are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord.

and there are varieties of ministries, but the same Lord;

6 And there are diversities of operations, but 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 And to each is given this manifestation of the Spirit, for the advantage of all.

A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the benefit of all.

8 For to one, indeed, is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom: 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 And to another, faith, by the same Spirit: and to another, healing, by the same Spirit:

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

10 and to another, the operations of powers: and to another, prophecy: and to another, diverse kinds of foreign tongues: and to another, the interpretation of foreign 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 Now, all these does the one and the same Spirit effectively work; distributing to each, respectively, as he pleases.

All these gifts are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who distributes to each person individually just as he wills.

12 For, as the body is one, although it have many members; and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is 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, indeed, by one Spirit, we all have been immersed into one body; whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or freemen; and all have been made to drink of 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 Since, then, the body is not one member, but many;

Even so the body does not consist of one member, but many.

15 if the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it, for 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 shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it, for 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 were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were 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 members, every one of them, in the body, as he has pleased.

But as it is, God has placed each one of the members in the body just as he desired.

19 Besides, if all were one member, where were the body?

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

20 But now, indeed, there are many members, but one body.

As it is, there are many members, yet one body.

21 Therefore, the eye can not 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 yoʋ,” nor in turn can the head say to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

22 Nay, those members of the body which 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 which we think are less honorable members of the body, around them we throw more abundant honor; and so our uncomely members have more abundant comeliness.

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 But, our comely members have no need. However, God has tempered the body together; having given to the member which wants it, more abundant honor.

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 That there may be no schism in the body; but, that the members may have the very same anxious care, one for another.

so that there would be no divisions in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for one another.

26 So, whether one member suffer, all the members sympathize; or, one member be honored, all the members 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, you are Christ's body, and members in particular.

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

28 And these, indeed, God has placed in the congregation: first, Apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; next, powers; then, gifts of healing; helpers, directors, kinds of foreign languages.

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? have all powers?

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

30 have all the gift of healing? do all speak in foreign languages? do all interpret?

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

31 Now, ardently desire the best 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.