1 Corinthians 12
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1Now I do not want you to lack da'as concerning the things of the Ruach Hakodesh, Achim b'Moshiach.
2You have da'as that when you WERE Goyim,#12:2 T.N. i.e., you are no longer heathen pagans somehow you were influenced and led astray to the ELILIM ILLEMIM (Dumb idols, idols incapable of speech).#12:2 Hab 2:18-19
3Therefore, I make known to you that no one speaking by the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem says, “Al Yehoshua ki Cherem hu” (a curse of the ban of destruction is on Yehoshua), and no one is able to say, “Yehoshua hu HaAdon” except by the Ruach Hakodesh.
4There are different kinds of matanot (gifts), but the same Ruach Hakodesh.
5There are different avodot hakodesh (ministries), but the one Adonoi.
6And there are a variety of activities [of the Ruach Hakodesh], but the same G-d working all in all.
7But to each is given the disclosure of the Ruach Hakodesh for benefit:
8To one through the Ruach Hakodesh is given a dvar chochmah (a dvar of wisdom);#12:8 Ac 16:7 to another, according to the same Ruach Hakodesh, a dvar da'as (word of knowledge);#12:8 Ac 5:3
9To another, by the same Ruach Hakodesh, emunah (faith);#12:9 Mt 17:20-21 to another, by the one Ruach Hakodesh, matanot harippuy (gifts of healing);#12:9 refuah; Ac 3:6-16
10to another those of cholel niflaot (accomplishing miracles).#12:10 Ex 4:21; Jn 11:42-43 And to another divrei hanevu'ah (words of prophecy),#12:10 1Kgs 17:1 and to another discernings (being about to make a nafka mina distinction) of ruchot (spirits),#12:10 1Kgs 22:22 to another kinds of leshonot (tongues),#12:10 Ac 2:4 and to another, pitronim (interpretations) of leshonot (tongues).#12:10 1C 14:13
11All these things are activated by the one and same Ruach Hakodesh, distributing individually to each one as He determines.
12For even as the body is echad, and has many evarim (members), and all the evarim (members) of the body, though many, are one body, so is Moshiach.
13For also in one Ruach Hakodesh we were all given mikveh tevilah into one body, whether Yehudim or Yevanim (Greeks), whether avadim (slaves) or bnei Chorin (freedman), and all were given to drink, as it were, from one Ruach Hakodesh.
14For the body is not one, but many evarim (members).
15If the regel (foot) says, “Because I am not a yad (hand), I am not of the body,” that would not make it any less one of the evarim of the body.
16And if the ozen (ear) says, “Because I am no ayin (eye), I am not of the body,” that would not make it any less one of the evarim of the body.
17If the whole body were an ayin (eye), where would be the hearing? If the whole body were hearing, where would be the smelling?
18But now Hashem set the evarim (members), each one of them, in the body according to His ratzon (will), as He wanted.
19And if all were all one evar (member), where would the body be?
20As it is, though there are many evarim (members), there is but one body.
21And the ayin (eye) is not able to say to the yad (hand), “I do not have need of you.” Or, again, the rosh (head), speaking to the raglayim (feet), is not to say, “I have no need of you.”
22Just the opposite, the evarim of the body appearing to be weaker are vital.
23And those evarim of the body which we presume to be dishonorable, on these we clothe with even more honor, and our parts with lesser kibbud (respect, honor) are treated with greater.
24Whereas, our evarim with greater kibbud have no need of more. However, Hashem has so composed the achdus yichudim (unit, harmony of unifications) of the body, giving the superior kibbud to the inferior,
25lest there be schisms#12:25 1C 1:10; 11:18 in the body. But the evarim should have the same gemilut chasadim (deeds of lovingkindness and caring) for one another.
26And when one evar (member) has tza'ar (pain and suffering), all the evarim (members) have tza'ar with it; or one evar has the aliyah of kibbud, all the evarim has simcha with it.
27Now you are Moshiachʼs body#12:27 Gn 47:18-19 and individually evarim of it.
28Now Hashem placed some in the Adat HaMoshiach (community of Moshiach), in the Kehillah, rishon (first): shlichim, second, nevi'im, third, morim (teachers), then those of cholel nifla'aot (accomplishing miracles),#12:28 Ex 4:21 then matanot harippuy (gifts of healing), then matanot of helps, then manhigut ruchanit (spiritual leadership, administration), kinds of leshonot.
29Surely not all are shlichim? Surely not all are nevi'im? Surely not all are rabbinical morim? Surely not all are those cholel nifa'ot (accomplishing miracles)?
30Surely not all have matanot harippuy (gifts of healing)? Surely not all speak in leshonot?#12:30 cf. 1C 14:23,26 Surely not all have the pitron (interpretation) of leshonot?
31But earnestly desire the greater matanot (gifts) [of the Ruach Hakodesh]. And yet now I show you a more feste derech.#12:31 Rav Sha'ul now turns to the need for balance. Not that he is trying to terminate the miraculous in Moshiachʼs Kehillah [a futile endeavor!], but that he is showing the need for the fruit of the Ruach Hakodesh to balance His gifts, especially in an environment where pride and carnality have quenched ahavah, which is the Jn 3:16 center of Moshiachʼs saving histalkus (passing), the death of Moshiach in midst of his Redemptive mission on the analogy of Moses dying before he crosses into the Promised Land.
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1 Corinthians 12
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Spiritual gifts
1My friends, you asked me about spiritual gifts. 2I want you to remember that before you became followers of the Lord, you were led in all the wrong ways by idols that cannot even talk. 3Now I want you to know that if you are led by God's Spirit, you will say that Jesus is Lord, and you will never curse Jesus.
4There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they all come from the same Spirit.#Ro 12.6-8. 5There are different ways to serve the same Lord, 6and we can each do different things. Yet the same God works in all of us and helps us in everything we do.
7The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others. 8Some of us can speak with wisdom, while others can speak with knowledge, but these gifts come from the same Spirit. 9To others the Spirit has given great faith or the power to heal the sick 10or the power to perform mighty miracles. Some of us are prophets, and some of us recognize when God's Spirit is present.#12.10 and some of us…present: Or “and some of us recognize the difference between God's Spirit and other spirits.” Others can speak different kinds of languages, and still others can tell what these languages mean. 11But it is the Spirit who does all this and decides which gifts to give to each of us.
One body with many parts
12The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does.#Ro 12.4,5. 13Some of us are Jews, and others are Gentiles. Some of us are slaves, and others are free. But God's Spirit baptized each of us and made us part of the body of Christ. Now we each drink from that same Spirit.#12.13 Some of us are Jews…that same Spirit: Verse 13 may also be translated, “God's Spirit is inside each of us, and all around us as well. So it doesn't matter that some of us are Jews and others are Gentiles and that some are slaves and others are free. Together we are one body.”
14Our bodies don't have just one part. They have many parts. 15Suppose a foot says, “I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body? 16Or suppose an ear says, “I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body? 17If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing. 18But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best.
19A body isn't really a body, unless there is more than one part. 20It takes many parts to make a single body. 21That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet. 22In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest. 23We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts, 24but we don't have to be modest about other parts.
God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable. 25He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others. 26If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honoured, the whole body will be happy.
27Together you are the body of Christ. Each one of you is part of his body. 28First, God chose some people to be apostles and prophets and teachers for the church. But he also chose some to perform miracles or heal the sick or help others or be leaders or speak different kinds of languages.#Eph 4.11. 29Not everyone is an apostle. Not everyone is a prophet. Not everyone is a teacher. Not everyone can perform miracles. 30Not everyone can heal the sick. Not everyone can speak different kinds of languages. Not everyone can tell what these languages mean. 31I want you to desire the best gifts.#12.31 I want you to desire the best gifts: Or “You desire the best gifts.” So I will show you a much better way.
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