1 Corinthians 12 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 12

Now

about

spiritual gifts,

brothers,

I do not want

you

to be uninformed.

You know

that

when

you were

pagans,

you were influenced

and led astray

to

mute

idols.

Therefore

I inform

you

that

no one

who is speaking

by

the Spirit

of God

says,

“Jesus

be cursed,”

and

no one

can

say,

“Jesus

is Lord,”

except

by

the Holy

Spirit.

There are

different

gifts,

but

the

same

Spirit.

There are

different

ministries,

but

the

same

Lord.

There are

different ways

of working,

but

the

same

God

works

all things

in

all men.

Now

to each one

the

manifestation

of the

Spirit

is given

for

the

common good.

To one

there is given

through

the

Spirit

the message

of wisdom,

to another

the message

of knowledge

by

the

same

Spirit,

to another

faith

by

the

same

Spirit,

to another

gifts

of healing

by

that

one

Spirit,

to another

the working

of miracles,

to another

prophecy,

to another

distinguishing

between spirits,

to another

speaking in various tongues,

and

to still another

the interpretation

of tongues.

All

these

are the work

of one

and

the

same

Spirit,

who apportions them

to each

one

as

He determines.

The

body

is

a unit,

though

it is comprised

of many

parts.

And although

its

parts

are

many,

they all

form

one

body.

So

it is

with Christ.

For

in

one

Spirit

we

were all baptized

into

one

body,

whether

Jews

or

Greeks,

slave

or

free,

and

we were all given

one

Spirit to drink.

For

the

body

does not consist

of one

part,

but

of many.

If

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.

And

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.

If

the

whole

body were

an eye,

where

would the

sense of hearing be?

If

the whole body

were an ear,

where

would the

sense of smell be?

But

in fact,

God

has arranged

the

members

of

the

body,

every

one

of them,

according to

His design.

If

they were

all

one

part,

where

would the

body be?

As it is,

there are many

parts,

but

one

body.

The

eye

cannot

say

to the

hand,

“I do

not

need

you.”

Nor can

the

head say

to the

feet,

“I do

not

need

you.”

On the contrary,

the

parts

of the

body

that seem

to be

weaker

are

indispensable,

and

the

parts

we consider

less honorable,

we treat

with greater

honor.

And

our

unpresentable parts

are treated with

special

modesty,

whereas

our

presentable parts

have

no such

need.

But

God

has composed

the

body

and has given

greater

honor

to the parts

that lacked it,

so that

there should be

no

division

in

the

body,

but that

its

members

should have

mutual

concern

for

one another.

If

one

part

suffers,

every

part

suffers with it;

if

one

part

is honored,

every

part

rejoices with it.

Now

you

are

the body

of Christ,

and

each of you is

a member of it.

And

in

the

church

God

has appointed

first of all

apostles,

second

prophets,

third

teachers,

then

workers of miracles,

and

those with gifts

of healing,

helping,

administration,

and various

tongues.

Are

all

apostles?

Are

all

prophets?

Are

all

teachers?

Do

all work

miracles?

Do

all

have

gifts

of healing?

Do

all

speak

in tongues?

Do

all

interpret?

But

eagerly desire

the

greater

gifts.

And

now

I will show

you

a way

that is beyond comparison.

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