OrthJBC - I Corinthians - 12

12:1  Now I do not want you to lack da'as concerning the things of the Ruach Hakodesh, Achim b'Moshiach.

12:2  You have da'as that when you WERE Goyim [you are no longer heathen pagans], somehow you were influenced and led astray to the to ELILIM ILLEMIM ("Dumb idols, idols incapable of speech" Chabakuk 2:18-19). [Tehillim 115:5; Yirmeyah 10:5; Chabakuk 2:18,19]

12:3  Therefore, I make known to you that no one speaking by the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem says, "Al Yehoshua ki Cherem hu" ("a curse of the ban of destruction is on Yehoshua"), and no one is able to say, "Yehoshua is Adoneinu" (Yehoshua is our L-rd) except by the Ruach Hakodesh.

12:4  There are different kinds of matnot (gifts), but the same Ruach Hakodesh.

12:5  There are different avodot kodesh (ministries), but the one Adonoi.

12:6  And there are a variety of activities [of the Ruach Hakodesh], but the same G-d working all in all.

12:7  But to each is given the disclosure of the Ruach Hakodesh for benefit:

12:8  to one through the Ruach Hakodesh is given a dvar chochmah (a dvar of wisdom--Act 16:7); to another, according to the same Ruach Hakodesh, a dvar da'as (word of knowledge--Act 5:3);

12:9  to another, by the same Ruach Hakodesh, emunah (Mt 17:20-21); to another, by the one Ruach Hakodesh, matnot harippuy (gifts of healing (refuah)--Act 3:6-16);

12:10  to another those of cholel niflaot ("accomplishing miracles"--Shemot 4:21; Joh 11:42-43) and to another divrei hanevu'ah (words of prophecy--Melachim Alef 17:1), and to another discernings (being about to make a nafka mina distinction) of ruchot (spirits--Melachim Alef 22:22), to another kinds of leshonot (tongues--Act 2:4), and to another, petronim (interpretations) of leshonot (tongues--I Cor.14:13).

12:11  All these things are activated by the one and same Ruach Hakodesh, distributing individually to each one as he determines. HAGUF (BODY) ECHAD AND HAADON ECHAD AND MANY EVARIM; REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH BEN YOSEF HAADON OF THE GUF (BODY) (BERESHIS 47:18-19); THE GUF (BODY) OF REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH IS LIKE A MIKVEH MAYIM OF CHAYYEI OLAM WHEREIN IS MATNOT HARUACH HAKODESH, AND WE MA'AMINIM IN MOSHIACH HAVE ALL RECEIVED A TEVILAH INTO THAT MIKVEH MAYIM

12:12  For even as the guf (body) is one, and has many evarim (members), and all the evarim (members) of the guf (body), though many, are one guf (body), so is Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

12:13  For also in one Ruach Hakodesh we were all given a tevilah into one guf (body), whether Yehudim or Yevanim (Greeks), whether avadim (slaves) or bnei Chorim (freedman), and all were given to drink, as it were, from one Ruach Hakodesh.

12:14  For the guf (body) is not one, but many, evarim.

12:15  If the regel (foot) says, "Because I am not a yad (hand), I am not of the guf (body)," that would not make it any less one of the evarim of the guf (body).

12:16  And if the ozen (ear) says, "Because I am no ayin (eye), I am not of the guf (body)," that would not make it any less one of the evarim of the guf (body).

12:17  If the whole guf (body) were an ayin (eye), where would be the hearing? If the whole guf (body) were hearing, where would be the smelling?

12:18  But now Hashem set the evarim (members) each one of them in the guf (body) according to His ratzon (will), as He wanted.

12:19  And if all were all one evar (member), where would be the guf (body) (Bereshis 47:18-19)?

12:20  As now, though, many evarim (members), but one guf (body).

12:21  And the ayin (eye) is not able to say to the yad (hand), "I do not have need of you." Or, again, the rosh (head), speaking to the raglayim (feet), is not able to say, "I have no need of you."

12:22  Just the opposite, the evarim of the guf (body) appearing to be weaker are vital.

12:23  And those evarim of the guf (body) which we presume to be dishonorable on these we clothe with even more honor, and our parts with less kibbud (respect, honor) are treated with greater.

12:24  Whereas, our evarim with greater kibbud have no need of more. However, Hashem has so composed the achdut of yichudim (unity/harmony of unifications) of the guf (body), giving the superior kibbud to the inferior,

12:25  lest there be schisms (1:10; 11:18) in the guf (body). But the evarim should have have the same gemilut chasadim (deeds of lovingkindness and caring) for one another.

12:26  And when one evar (member) has tza'ar (pain and suffering), all the evarim (members) has tza'ar with it; or one evar has the aliyah of kibbud, all the evarim has simcha with it.

12:27  Now you are Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach's guf (body) (Bereshis 47:18-19) and individually evarim (members) of it. THE VARIOUS OFFICES OF AVODAS KODESH IN THE KEHILLAH OF REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH

12:28  Now Hashem placed some in the edah haMoshiach (community of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach--Shemot 12:6), in the Kehillah, rishon (first): shluchim, second, nevi'im, third, morim, teachers, then those of cholel niflaot ("accomplishing miracles"--Shemot 4:21), then matnot harippuy (gifts of healing), then matnot of helps, then manhigut ruchanit (spiritual leadership/administration), kinds of leshonot (tongues).

12:29  Surely not all are shluchim? Surely not all are nevi'im? Surely not all are rabbinical morim? Surely not all are those cholel niflaot ("accomplishing miracles"--Shemot 4:21)?

12:30  Surely not all have matnot harippuy (gifts of healing)? Surely not all speak in leshonot (tongues)? Surely not all have the petron (interpretation) of leshonot (tongues)?

12:31  But earnestly desire the greater matnot (gifts) [of the Ruach Hakodesh]. AHAVAH (AGAPE) IN REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH: THE DERECH HASHEM BEYOND COMPARISON And yet now I show you a more feste (excellent) derech.