Concerning Spiritual Gifts

¹Now concerning spiritual gifts , brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

²You know that when you were pagans, you were being led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.

³Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.[#12:3 Or in; #12:3 Gr anathema; #12:3 Or in]

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

⁵And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.

⁶And there are varieties of workings, but the same God who works everything in everyone.

⁷But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is profitable.

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

⁹to someone else faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,[#12:9 Or in; #12:9 Lit healings; #12:9 Or in]

¹⁰and to another the workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to someone else various kinds of tongues, and to another the translation of tongues.[#12:10 Lit distinguishings; #12:10 Or interpretation]

¹¹But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

¹²For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.

¹³For also by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.[#12:13 Or in]

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

¹⁵If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.[#12:15 Lit not a part]

¹⁶And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.[#12:16 Lit not a part]

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 appointed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

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

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

²¹And 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.”

²²On the contrary, how much more is it that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary,

²³and those members of the body which we think as less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,[#12:23 Or these we clothe with]

²⁴whereas our more presentable members have no such need. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,

²⁵so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.[#12:25 Lit schism]

²⁶And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.[#12:26 Lit glorified]

²⁷Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.

²⁸And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.[#12:28 Lit set some in; #12:28 Or works of power]

²⁹Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?[#12:29 Or works of power]

³⁰Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all translate?[#12:30 Or interpret]

³¹But you earnestly desire the greater gifts.[#12:31 Or earnestly desire]

A nd I will yet show you a more excellent way.