1 Corinthians 12
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Diversity of Spiritual Gifts
1Now concerning spiritual gifts:#12:1 Or spiritual things, or spiritual people brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware. 2You know that when you were pagans, you used to be enticed and led astray by mute#Ac 8:32; 1Co 14:10; 2Pt 2:16 idols.#1Co 8:4 3Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4Now there are different gifts,#Rm 12:6; 1Co 14:1; Eph 4:8; Heb 2:4; 1Pt 4:10 but the same Spirit. 5There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. 7A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person#Jms 4:5 for the common good: 8to one#Rm 12:7–8; Eph 4:11; 1Pt 4:11 is given a message of wisdom#1Co 2:6–7 through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit, 9to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing#Lk 13:32; Ac 4:22,30; 10:38 by the one Spirit, 10to another, the performing of miracles,#Ac 19:11 to another, prophecy,#1Co 13:2 to another, distinguishing between spirits,#1Jn 4:1–3 to another, different kinds of tongues,#12:10 languages to another, interpretation of tongues. 11One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.
Unity Yet Diversity in the Body
12For just as the body is one#Jn 11:52 and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body — so also is Christ.#Eph 4:4 13For we were all baptized by#12:13 Or with, or in one Spirit into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free — and we were all given one Spirit to drink.#Gl 3:28; Eph 2:13–18; Col 3:11 14Indeed, the body is not one part but many. 15If the foot should say, “Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, “Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body,” it is not for that reason any less a part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18But as it is, God has arranged each one of the parts in the body just as he wanted.#Ps 143:10; Pr 16:9; Jn 5:30; Gl 1:4; Eph 1:9; 1Jn 2:17 19And if they were all the same part, where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22On the contrary, those parts of the body that are weaker are indispensable. 23And those parts of the body that we consider less honorable,#Mk 6:4; 1Pt 2:7 we clothe these with greater honor, and our unrespectable parts are treated with greater respect, 24which our respectable parts do not need.
Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable, 25so that there would be no division#1Co 1:10 in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other. 26So if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27Now you are the body of Christ,#Eph 1:23; Col 1:18 and individual members of it. 28And God has appointed these in the church:#Mt 16:18; 1Co 14:4; Rv 1:4 first apostles, second prophets, third teachers,#Eph 4:11; Jms 3:1 next miracles,#Mk 13:22 then gifts of healing,#1Co 12:9 helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.#12:28 languages, also in v. 30 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles? 30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?#Lk 24:27 31But desire#Nm 25:13; Jms 4:2 the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.
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1 Corinthians 12
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Gifts From the Holy Spirit
1Now, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand about spiritual gifts. 2You remember the lives you lived before you were believers. You let yourselves be influenced and led away to worship idols—things that have no life. 3So I tell you that no one who is speaking with the help of God’s Spirit says, “Jesus be cursed.” And no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” without the help of the Holy Spirit.
4There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they are all from the same Spirit. 5There are different ways to serve, but we serve the same Lord. 6And there are different ways that God works in people, but it is the same God who works in all of us to do everything.
7Something from the Spirit can be seen in each person. The Spirit gives this to each one to help others. 8The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. And the same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge. 9The same Spirit gives faith to one person and to another he gives gifts of healing. 10The Spirit gives to one person the power to do miracles, to another the ability to prophesy, and to another the ability to judge what is from the Spirit and what is not. The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak in different kinds of languages, and to another the ability to interpret those languages. 11One Spirit, the same Spirit, does all these things. The Spirit decides what to give each one.
The Body of Christ
12A person has only one body, but it has many parts. Yes, there are many parts, but all those parts are still just one body. Christ is like that too. 13Some of us are Jews and some of us are not; some of us are slaves and some of us are free. But we were all baptized to become one body through one Spirit. And we were all given#12:13 given Literally, “given to drink.” the one Spirit.
14And a person’s body has more than one part. It has many parts. 15The foot might say, “I am not a hand, so I don’t belong to the body.” But saying this would not stop the foot from being a part of the body. 16The ear might say, “I am not an eye, so I don’t belong to the body.” But saying this would not make the ear stop being a part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, it would not be able to hear. If the whole body were an ear, it would not be able to smell anything. 18-19If each part of the body were the same part, there would be no body. But as it is, God put the parts in the body as he wanted them. He made a place for each one. 20So there are many parts, but only one body.
21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the foot, “I don’t need you!” 22No, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are actually very important. 23And the parts that we think are not worth very much are the parts we give the most care to. And we give special care to the parts of the body that we don’t want to show. 24The more beautiful parts don’t need this special care. But God put the body together and gave more honor to the parts that need it. 25God did this so that our body would not be divided. God wanted the different parts to care the same for each other. 26If one part of the body suffers, then all the other parts suffer with it. Or if one part is honored, then all the other parts share its honor.
27All of you together are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of that body. 28And in the church God has given a place first to apostles, second to prophets, and third to teachers. Then God has given a place to those who do miracles, those who have gifts of healing, those who can help others, those who are able to lead, and those who can speak in different kinds of languages. 29Not all are apostles. Not all are prophets. Not all are teachers. Not all do miracles. 30Not all have gifts of healing. Not all speak in different kinds of languages. Not all interpret those languages. 31Continue to give your attention to the spiritual gifts you consider to be the greatest. But now I want to point out a way of life that is even greater.
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