12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
12:2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as you were led.
12:3 Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
12:5 And there are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
12:6 And there are diversities of workings, but it is the same God who works all in all.
12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
12:9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
12:11 But in all these works that one and same Spirit, dividing to every man individually as he will.
12:12 For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
12:13 For by one Spirit were 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.
12:15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
12:16 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?
12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
12:18 But now has God set the members every one of them in the body, as it has pleased him.
12:19 And if they were all one member, where would be the body?
12:20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
12:21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of you: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
12:22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
12:23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our less respectable parts have greater respect.
12:24 For our more respectable parts have no need: but God has arranged the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked:
12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
12:26 And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.
12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
12:28 And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpers, administrators, various kinds of tongues.
12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
12:30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet I show unto you a more excellent way.
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