LO - I Corinthians - 12

12:1  Now, concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

12:2  You know that you were Gentiles, led away to dumb idols, even as you happened to be led.

12:3  Wherefore, I inform you, that no one, speaking by the Spirit of God, pronounces Jesus accursed; and, that no one can declare Jesus Lord, except 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 works all in all.

12:7  And to each is given this manifestation of the Spirit, for the advantage of all.

12:8  For to one, indeed, is given, by the Spirit, the word of wisdom: and to another, the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit.

12:9  And to another, faith, by the same Spirit: and to another, healing, by the same Spirit:

12:10  and to another, the operations of powers: and to another, prophecy: and to another, diverse kinds of foreign tongues: and to another, the interpretation of foreign tongues.

12:11  Now, all these does the one and the same Spirit effectively work; distributing to each, respectively, as he pleases.

12:12  For, as the body is one, although it have many members; and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

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

12:14  Since, then, 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, not 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, not 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, every one of them, in the body, as he has pleased.

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

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

12:21  Therefore, the eye can not say to the hand, I have no need of you: nor, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

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

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

12:24  But, our comely members have no need. However, God has tempered the body together; having given to the member which wants it, more abundant honor.

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

12:26  So, whether one member suffer, all the members sympathize; or, one member be honored, all the members rejoice together.

12:27  Now, you are Christ's body, and members in particular.

12:28  And these, indeed, God has placed in the congregation: first, Apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; next, powers; then, gifts of healing; helpers, directors, kinds of foreign languages.

12:29  Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all powers?

12:30  have all the gift of healing? do all speak in foreign languages? do all interpret?

12:31  Now, ardently desire the best gifts; and yet I show you a more excellent way.