1 Corinthians Chapter 12
| 1 | Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. | 2 | Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. | 3 | Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. | 4 | Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. | 5 | And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. | 6 | And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. | 7 | But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. | 8 | For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; | 9 | To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; | 10 | To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: | 11 | But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. | 12 | For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. | 13 | For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. | 14 | For the body is not one member, but many. | 15 | If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? | 16 | And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? | 17 | If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? | 18 | But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. | 19 | And if they were all one member, where were the body? | 20 | But now are they many members, yet but one body. | 21 | And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. | 22 | Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: | 23 | And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. | 24 | For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: | 25 | That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. | 26 | And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. | 27 | Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. | 28 | And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. | 29 | Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? | 30 | Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? | 31 | But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. |