Bible, King James Version
1_Corinthians
1Cor.12
[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.
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