1 Corinthians 12
New King James Version (NKJV)
Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity
12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren,
I do not want you to be ignorant:
2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried
away to these dumb idols, however you were led.
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking
by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is
Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same
Spirit.
5 There are differences of ministries, but the
same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of activities, but it
is the same God who works all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to
each one for the profit of all:
8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through
the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another
gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10 to another the working of miracles, to another
prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds
of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
11 But one and the same Spirit works all these
things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
Unity and Diversity in One Body
12 For as the body is one and has many members, but
all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one
body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to
drink into one Spirit.
14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.
15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a
hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an
eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole body were an eye,
where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing,
where would be the smelling?
18 But now God has set the members, each one of
them, in the body just as He pleased.
19 And if they were all one member, where would the
body be?
20 But now indeed there are many
members, yet one body.
21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no
need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
22 No, much rather, those members of the body which
seem to be weaker are necessary.
23 And thosemembers of the body which
we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our
unpresentable parts have greater modesty,
24 but our presentable parts have
no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which
lacks it,
25 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the
members should have the same care for one another.
26 And if one member suffers, all the members
suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members
rejoice with it.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members
individually.
28 And God has appointed these in the church: first
apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of
healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all
teachers? Are all workers of miracles?
30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with
tongues? Do all interpret?
31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. And
yet I show you a more excellent way.
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