1st Corinthians 12
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CHAPTER 12
1But of spiritual things, brethren, I will not that ye unknow.
2For ye know, that when ye were heathen men, how ye were led going to dumb maumets [or dumb simulacra].
3Therefore I make known to you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God, saith departing from Jesus; and no man may say the Lord Jesus [is], but in the Holy Ghost.
4And diverse graces there be, but it is all one Spirit;
5and diverse services there be, but it is all one Lord;
6and diverse workings there be, but it is all one God, that worketh all things in all things.
7And to each man the showing of Spirit is given to profit.
8And the word of wisdom is given to one by Spirit; to another the word of knowing, by the same Spirit;
9faith to another, in the same Spirit; to another, grace of healings [or of healths], in one Spirit;
10to another, the working of virtues; to another, prophecy; to another, very knowing [or discretion] of spirits; to another, kinds of languages [or tongues]; to another, expounding [or interpreting] of words.
11And one and the same Spirit worketh all these things, parting to each by themselves as he will.
12For as there is one body, and hath many members, and all the members of the body when those [or they] be many, be one body, so also Christ.
13For in one Spirit all we be baptized into one body, either Jews, either heathen, either servants, either free; and all we be filled with drink [or have drunk] in one Spirit.
14For the body is not one member, but many.
15If the foot shall say, For I am not the hand, I am not of the body; not therefore it is not of the body.
16And if the ear saith, For I am not the eye, I am not of the body; not therefore it is not of the body.
17If all the body is the eye, where is [the] hearing? and if all the body is hearing, where is [the] smelling?
18But now God hath set [or put] members, and each of them in the body, as he would.
19And if all were one member, where were the body?
20But now there be many members, but one body.
21And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need to thy works; or again the head to the feet, Ye be not necessary to me.
22But much more those that be seen to be the lower members of the body, [or the more sick], be more needful;
23and those that we guess to be the unworthier [or the unnobler] members of the body, to them we give more honour; and those members that be unhonest, have more honesty.
24For our honest members have need of none; but God tempered the body, giving more worship to it, to whom it failed,
25that debate be not in the body, but that the members be busy into the same thing each for other [or for each other].
26And if one member suffereth any-thing, all members suffer therewith; either if one member joyeth [or glorieth], all members joy together.
27And ye be the body of Christ, and members of member.
28But God set some men in the church, first apostles, the second time prophets [or the second prophets], the third teachers, afterward virtues, afterward graces of healings, helpings, governings, kinds of languages, interpretations of words.
29Whether all [be] apostles? whether all [be] prophets? whether all teachers? whether all virtues?
30whether all have grace of healings? whether all speak with languages? whether all expound [or interpret]?
31But pursue ye the better ghostly gifts. And yet I show to you a more excellent, [or worthy], way.
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1 Corinthians 12
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Spiritual Gifts
1Now, dear brothers and sisters,#12:1 Greek brothers. regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. 2You know that when you were still pagans, you were led astray and swept along in worshiping speechless idols. 3So I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
4There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. 5There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. 6God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.
7A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 8To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice#12:8a Or gives a word of wisdom.; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.#12:8b Or gives a word of knowledge. 9The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages,#12:10 Or in various tongues; also in 12:28, 30. while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
One Body with Many Parts
12The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. 13Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles,#12:13a Greek some are Greeks. some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.#12:13b Greek we were all given one Spirit to drink.
14Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. 15If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. 16And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body? 17If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?
18But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it. 19How strange a body would be if it had only one part! 20Yes, there are many parts, but only one body. 21The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
22In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. 23And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, 24while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. 25This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. 26If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
27All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. 28Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:
first are apostles,
second are prophets,
third are teachers,
then those who do miracles,
those who have the gift of healing,
those who can help others,
those who have the gift of leadership,
those who speak in unknown languages.
29Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? 30Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not! 31So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.
But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.
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