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1 Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. | C |
2 You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. | C |
3 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. | C |
4 There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. | C |
5 There are different ministries, but the same Lord. | C |
6 There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. | C |
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. | C |
8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit, | C |
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, | C |
10 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. | C |
11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines. | C |
12 The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. | C |
13 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. | C | TT |
14 For the body does not consist of one part, but of many. | C |
15 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. | C |
16 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. | C |
17 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? | C |
18 But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design. | C |
19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? | C |
20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. | C |
21 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.” | C |
22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, | C |
23 and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty, | C |
24 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, | C |
25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another. | C |
26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. | C |
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it. | C |
28 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. | C |
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? | C |
30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? | C |
31 But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way. | C¹ | C² |