1 Corinthians 12
12
1Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant. 2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, and were caried away vnto the dumme Idoles, as ye were led. 3Wherefore, 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. 4Now there are diuersities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are diuersities of administrations, but the same Lord, 6And there are diuersities of operations, but God is the same which worketh all in all. 7But the manifestation of the Spirit is giuen to euery man, to profite withall. 8For to one is giuen by the Spirit the word of wisdome: and to an other the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit: 9And to another is giuen faith by the same Spirit: and to another the giftes of healing, by the same Spirit: 10And 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. 11And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as he will. 12For 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. 13For 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. 14For the body also is not one member, but many. 15If the foote would say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? 16And if the eare would say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? 17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smellling? 18But nowe hath God disposed the members euery one of them in the bodie at his owne pleasure. 19For if they were all one member, where were the body? 20But now are there many members, yet but one body. 21And 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. 22Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seeme to be more feeble, are necessarie. 23And vpon those members of the body, which wee thinke most vnhonest, put wee more honestie on: and our vncomely parts haue more comelinesse on. 24For our comely partes neede it not: but God hath tempered the body together, and hath giuen the more honour to that part which lacked, 25Lest there should be any diuision in the body: but that the members shoulde haue the same care one for another. 26Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honour, all the members reioyce with it. 27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your part. 28And 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. 29Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers? 30Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete? 31But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.
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1 Corinthians 12
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The Question About Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1Brothers and sisters, I want you to know how the Holy Spirit works. 2You know that before you were believers, you were somehow drawn away to worship idols that couldn’t even speak. 3So I want you to know that anyone who’s speaking with the help of God’s Spirit never says, “May Jesus be cursed.” And without the help of the Holy Spirit, no one can say, “Jesus is Lord.”
4There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5There are different ways to serve, but they all come from the same Lord. 6There are different ways the Spirit works, but the same God is working in all these ways and in every person.
7The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way for the good of all. 8To one person, the Spirit gives a message of wisdom. To another, the same Spirit gives a message of knowledge. 9To another the same Spirit gives faith, and to another gifts of healing. 10To another he gives the power to do miracles, or to prophesy, or to tell spirits apart, or to speak in different kinds of languages they hadn’t known before. And to still others he gives the ability to explain what was said in those languages. 11All these gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives gifts to each person, just as he decides.
One Body but Many Parts
12The body has many parts, but all of its many parts make up that one body. It’s the same with Christ. 13We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. 14So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts.
15If the foot said, “I’m not a hand, so I don’t belong to the body,” that wouldn’t make it not part of the body anymore. 16And if the ear said, “I’m not an eye, so I don’t belong to the body,” that wouldn’t make it not part of the body anymore. 17If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20As it is, there are many parts, but there’s only one body.
21The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22It’s just the opposite! The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without. 23Any parts that we think are less attractive, we take special care to dress up. Some parts are private, and we treat them with modesty, 24which the other parts don’t need. When God put the body together, he gave more honor to the parts that didn’t have any. 25He did that so the parts of the body wouldn’t divide into opposing groups. Instead, they would all take care of one another. 26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy.
27You are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, guiding, and speaking in different kinds of languages. 29Is everyone an apostle? Is everyone a prophet? Is everyone a teacher? Do all work miracles? 30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in languages they hadn’t known before? Do all explain what is said in those languages? 31Above all, you should want the greater gifts, but now let me show you the best way of all.
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