¹Now concerning spiritual things , brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

²You know that when you were heathen , you were led away to those mute idols , however you might be led.[#12:2 or Gentiles]

³Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God ’s Spirit says , “Yeshua is accursed.” No one can say , “Yeshua is Lord ,” but by the Holy Spirit .

⁴Now there are various kinds of gifts , but the same Spirit .

⁵There are various kinds of service , and the same Lord .

⁶There are various kinds of workings, but the same God who works all things in all .

⁷But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all .

⁸For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom , and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit ,

⁹to another faith by the same Spirit , and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit ,

¹⁰and to another workings of miracles , and to another prophecy , and to another discerning of spirits , to another different kinds of languages , and to another the interpretation of languages .

¹¹But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these , distributing to each one separately as he desires .

¹²For as the body is one and has many members , and all the members of the body , being many , are one body ; so also is Messiah .

¹³For in one Spirit we were all immersed into one body , whether Jews or Greeks , whether bond or free ; and were all given to drink into one Spirit .

¹⁴For the body is not one member , but many .

¹⁵If the foot would say , “Because I ’m not the hand , I ’m not part of the body ,” it is not therefore not part of the body .

¹⁶If the ear would say , “Because I ’m not the eye , I ’m not part of the body ,” it ’s not therefore not part of the body .

¹⁷If the whole body were an eye , where would the hearing be ? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be ?

¹⁸But now God has set the members , each one of them , in the body , just as he desired .

¹⁹If they were all one member , where would the body be ?

²⁰But now they are many members , but one body .

²¹The eye can ’t tell the hand , “I have no need for you ,” or again the head to the feet , “I have no need for you .”

²²No , much rather , those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

²³Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable , on those we bestow more abundant honor ; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,

²⁴while our presentable parts have no such need . But God composed the body together , giving more abundant honor to the inferior part ,

²⁵that there should be no division in the body , but that the members should have the same care for one another .

²⁶When one member suffers , all the members suffer with it . When one member is honored , all the members rejoice with it .

²⁷Now you are the body of Messiah , and members individually .

²⁸God has set some in the assembly : first emissaries, second prophets , third teachers , then miracle workers, then gifts of healings , helps, governments , and various kinds of languages .

²⁹Are all emissaries? Are all prophets ? Are all teachers ? Are all miracle workers?

³⁰Do all have gifts of healings ? Do all speak with various languages ? Do all interpret ?

³¹But earnestly desire the best gifts . Moreover , I show a most excellent way to you .