1 Corinthians 12

Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Now concerning ^aspiritual gifts, brothers, ^bI do not want you to be ignorant. 2 ^aYou know that when you were pagans, you were ^bbeing led astray to the ^cmute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ¹^aby the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is ²^baccursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is ^cLord,” except ¹^aby the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are ^avarieties 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 ^aGod who works everything in everyone. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit ^afor what is profitable. 8 For to one is given the word of ^awisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of ^bknowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to someone else ^afaith ¹by the same Spirit, and to another ^bgifts of ²healing ¹by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the workings of ^amiracles, and to another ^bprophecy, and to another the ¹^cdistinguishing of spirits, to someone else various ^dkinds of tongues, and to another the ²^etranslation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ^adistributing to each one individually just as He wills.
12 For even ^aas the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, ^bso also is Christ. 13 For also ¹^aby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ^bJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ^cdrink of one Spirit.
14 For also ^athe body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ¹any the less a part of the body. 16 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 ¹any the less a part of 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 ^aappointed the members, each one of them, in the body, ^bjust as He desired. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now ^athere 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, how much more is it that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary, 23 and those members of the body which we think as less honorable, ¹on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, 24 whereas our more presentable members have no such need. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, 25 so that there may be no ¹division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is ¹honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now you are ^aChrist’s body, and ^bindividually members of it. 28 And God has ¹^aappointed in ^bthe church, first ^capostles, second ^dprophets, third ^eteachers, then ²^fmiracles, then ^ggifts of healings, helps, ^hadministrations, various ⁱkinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of ¹miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all ¹^atranslate? 31 But ¹you ^aearnestly desire the greater gifts.
And I will yet show you a more excellent way.

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