1 Concerning Spiritual Gifts Now concerning spiritualgifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.
2 You know that when you were pagans,you werebeing led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking 12:3Or in by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is 12:3Gr anathema accursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except 12:3Or in by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
6 And there are varieties of workings, but the same God who works everything in everyone.
7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is profitable.
8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
9 to someone else faith 12:9Or in by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of 12:9Lit healings healing 12:9Or in by the one Spirit,
10 and to another the workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the 12:10Lit distinguishings distinguishing of spirits, to someone elsevariouskinds of tongues, and to another the 12:10Or interpretation translation of tongues.
11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.
12 For even as the body is one andyethas many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13 For also 12:13Or in 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.
14 For also the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am nota partof the body,” it is not for this reason 12:15Lit not a part any the lessa partof the body.
16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am nota partof the body,” it is not for this reason 12:16Lit not a part any the lessa partof the body.
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
18 But now God has appointed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.
19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
20 But now there are many members, but one body.
21 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.”
22 On the contrary,howmuch more is it that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary,
23 and thosemembersof the body which we think as less honorable, 12:23Or these we clothe with on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,
24 whereas our more presentable members have nosuchneed. But God hassocomposed the body, giving more abundant honor to thatmemberwhich lacked,
25 so that there may be no 12:25 Lit schism division in the body, butthatthe members may have the same care for one another.
26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; ifonemember is 12:26 Lit glorified honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.
28 And God has 12:28Lit set some in appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then 12:28Or works of power miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations,variouskinds of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are allworkers of 12:29Or works of power miracles?
30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all 12:30Or interpret translate?
31 But 12:31Or earnestly desire you earnestly desire the greater gifts.And I will yet show you a more excellent way.