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| 1. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: | |
| 2. You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. | |
| 3. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. | |
| 4. There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. | |
| 5. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. | |
| 6. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. | |
| 7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: | |
| 8. for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, | |
| 9. to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, | |
| 10. to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. | |
| 11. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. | |
| 12. For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. | |
| 13. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. | |
| 14. For in fact the body is not one member but many. | |
| 15. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? | |
| 16. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? | |
| 17. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? | |
| 18. But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. | |
| 19. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? | |
| 20. But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. | |
| 21. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." | |
| 22. No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. | |
| 23. And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, | |
| 24. but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, | |
| 25. that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. | |
| 26. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. | |
| 27. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. | |
| 28. And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. | |
| 29. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? | |
| 30. Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? | |
| 31. But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. |
| Verse | |
| 1. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: | |
| 2. You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. | |
| 3. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. | |
| 4. There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. | |
| 5. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. | |
| 6. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. | |
| 7. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: | |
| 8. for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, | |
| 9. to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, | |
| 10. to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. | |
| 11. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. | |
| 12. For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. | |
| 13. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. | |
| 14. For in fact the body is not one member but many. | |
| 15. If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? | |
| 16. And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? | |
| 17. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? | |
| 18. But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. | |
| 19. And if they were all one member, where would the body be? | |
| 20. But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. | |
| 21. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." | |
| 22. No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. | |
| 23. And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, | |
| 24. but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, | |
| 25. that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. | |
| 26. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. | |
| 27. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. | |
| 28. And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. | |
| 29. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? | |
| 30. Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? | |
| 31. But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. |