1 Corinthians 12

Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware.

You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.

Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ^[a]by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is ^[b]accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except ^[c]by the Holy Spirit.

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.

And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.

There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons.

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,

For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

to another faith ^[d]by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of ^[e]healing ^[f]by the one Spirit,

to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,^[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.^[b]

and to another the ^[g]effecting of ^[h]miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the ^[i]distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

Unity and Diversity in the Body

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.

For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.

For we were all baptized by^[c] one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

For ^[j]by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.

For the body is not one member, but many.

Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.

If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ^[k]any the less a part of the body.

And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.

And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ^[l]any the less a part of the body.

If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.

But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

If they were all one part, where would the body be?

If they were all one member, where would the body be?

As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

But now there are many members, but one body.

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”

And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

On the contrary, ^[m]it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;

and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,

and those members of the body which we ^[n]deem less honorable, ^[o]on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,

while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,

so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.

so that there may be no ^[p]division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is ^[q]honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.

And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.

And God has ^[r]appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then ^[s]miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of ^[t]miracles, are they?

Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues^[d]? Do all interpret?

All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?

Now eagerly desire the greater gifts.

Love Is Indispensable

And yet I will show you the most excellent way.

But earnestly desire the greater gifts.

And I show you a still more excellent way.