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1 NOW concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. | |
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. | |
3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. | |
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. | |
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. | |
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. | |
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. | |
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; | |
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; | |
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: | |
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. | |
12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. | |
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. | |
14 For the body is not one member, but many. | |
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? | |
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? | |
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? | |
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. | |
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? | |
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body. | |
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. | |
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: | |
23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. | |
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: | |
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. | |
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. | |
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. | |
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. | |
29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? | |
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? | |
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. | |
