Anderson - I Corinthians - 12

12:1  But concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant.

12:2  You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to those dumb idols, as you might be led.

12:3  For this reason, 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, but by the Holy Spirit.

12:4  Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit;

12:5  and there are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord;

12:6  and there are diversities of operations, but the same God, who makes them all effectual in all.

12:7  But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one, for the good of all.

12:8  For to one is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit;

12:9  to another, faith, by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing, by the same Spirit;

12:10  to another, the working of mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, the discerning of spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.

12:11  But all these, the one and the same Spirit makes effectual, distributing to each, respectively, as he wills.

12:12  For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.

12:13  For by one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and we all have been made to drink of one Spirit.

12:14  For the body is not one member, but many.

12:15  If the foot shall say: Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it, for this reason, no part of the body?

12:16  And if the ear shall say: Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it, for this reason, no part of the body?

12:17  If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

12:18  But now God has placed the members, each of them, in the body, as it has pleased him.

12:19  And if they were all one member, where were the body?

12:20  But now there are many members, but one body.

12:21  The eye can not say to the hand: I have no need of you; or again, the head to the feet: I have no need of you.

12:22  But much more are those members of the body necessary, which seem to be more feeble.

12:23  And those members of the body, which, we think, are less honorable, around these we place the more abundant honor; and our uncomely members have the more abundant comeliness:

12:24  for our comely members have no need. But God has so arranged the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which is deficient,

12:25  that there may be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same anxious care, one for another;

12:26  and if one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

12:27  Now, you are the body of Christ, and, as individuals, you are members.

12:28  And God has placed some in the church, first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then mighty deeds; then gifts of healing; helps, governments, kinds of tongues.

12:29  Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of mighty deeds?

12:30  Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

12:31  But seek earnestly the best gifts; and yet I show you a more excellent way.