1 Corinthians 12
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Spiritual Gifts for the Body
1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be ignorant.
2You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed by idols that cannot speak, and you got led astray.
3Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Ruach Elohim says, “Yeshua be cursed,” and no one can say, “Yeshua is Lord,” except by the Ruach ha-Kodesh.
4Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Ruach.
5There are various kinds of service, but the same Lord.
6There are various kinds of working, but the same God who works all things in all people.
7But to each person is given the manifestation of the Ruach for the benefit of all.
8For to one is given through the Ruach a word of wisdom, to another a word of knowledge according to the same Ruach,
9to another faith by the same Ruach, to another gifts of healings by the one Ruach,
10to another workings of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
11But one and the same Ruach activates all these things, distributing to each person individually as He wills.
12For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of the body—though many—are one body, so also is Messiah.
13For in one Ruach we were all immersed into one body—whether Jewish or Greek, slave or free—and all were made to drink of one Ruach.
14For the body is not one part, but many.
15If the foot says, “Since I’m not a hand, I’m not part of the body,” is it therefore not part of the body?
16And if the ear says, “Since I’m not an eye, I’m not part of the body,” is it for this reason any less part of the body?
17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
18But now God has placed the parts—each one of them—in the body just as He desired.
19If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20But now there are many parts, yet one body.
21The eye cannot tell the hand, “I don’t need you!” or in turn the head to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
22On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be less important are indispensable.
23Those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe with greater honor; and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty;
24but our presentable parts have no such need. Rather God assembled the body, giving more honor to those who are lacking,
25so that there may be no division in the body, but so that the parts may have the same care for one another.
26If one part suffers, all the parts suffer together. If one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together.
27Now you are the body of Messiah, and members individually.
28God has put into His community first emissaries, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then healings, helps, leadership, various kinds of tongues.
29All are not emissaries, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All do not work miracles, do they?
30All do not have gifts of healing, do they? All do not speak in tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they?
31But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And still I show you a far better way:
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1 Corinthians 12
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1Now concerning spiritual gifts,#12.1 Or spiritual persons brethren, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2#Eph 2.11-12. You know that when you were heathen, you were led astray to dumb idols, however you may have been moved. 3#Rom 10.9. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.
4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10#1 Cor 14.26. to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
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Rom 12.4. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13#Gal 3.28; Col 3.11; Eph 2.13-18; Jn 7.37-39. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
14For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18But as it is, God arranged the organs in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19If all were a single organ, where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. 21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22On the contrary, the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23and those parts of the body which we think less honorable we invest with the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior part, 25that there may be no discord in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
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Eph 1.23; 4.12; Col 1.18,24; Eph 5.30; Rom 12.5. Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28#Eph 4.11; 2.20; 3.5. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues. 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31But earnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent way.
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