1 Corinthians 12

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Spiritual Gifts

¹Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.

¹Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

²You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

²You know that when you were pagans, you were led even as to mute idols, being led astray.

³Therefore 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.

³Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking in the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed,” and no one is able to say, “Jesus is Lord,” except in the Holy Spirit.

⁴There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

⁴Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;

⁵There are different ministries, but the same Lord.

⁵and there are varieties of services, and the same Lord;

⁶There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.

⁶and there are varieties of workings, but the same God who is working all things in all.

⁷Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

⁷Now to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for the common profiting.

⁸To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

⁸For indeed, to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

⁹to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

⁹and to a different one faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing in the one Spirit,

¹⁰to 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.

¹⁰and to another workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

¹¹All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

¹¹Now one and the same the Spirit works all these things, apportioning individually to each as He wills.

The Body of Christ

¹²The 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.

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

¹³For 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.

¹³For also in one Spirit we all were baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

¹⁴For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.

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

¹⁵If 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.

¹⁵If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” not on account of this is it not of the body.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁶And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” not on account of this is it not of the body.

¹⁷If 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?

¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where is the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where is the sense of smell?

¹⁸But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

¹⁸But now God placed the members, each one of them in the body, as He wanted.

¹⁹If they were all one part, where would the body be?

¹⁹And if all were one member, where is the body?

²⁰As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

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

²¹The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

²¹Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

²²On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

²²But much more, the members of the body seeming to be weaker are essential,

²³and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

²³and those of the body we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor. And our unseemly parts have more abundant decorum,

²⁴whereas our presentable parts have no such need.

But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

²⁴but our seemly parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given more abundant honor to the parts lacking it,

²⁵so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.

²⁵so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have the same concern for one another.

²⁶If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

²⁶And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.

The Greater Gifts

²⁷Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.

²⁷Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

²⁸And 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.

²⁸And some indeed God placed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helping, administrating, various kinds of tongues.

²⁹Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

³⁰Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

³⁰Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?

³¹But eagerly desire the greater gifts.

And now I will show you the most excellent way.

³¹But zealously desire the greater gifts. And now I show to you a more surpassing way.