Now
concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not
have you ignorant.
02 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away
unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
03 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no
man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus
accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is
the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
04 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit.
05 And there are differences of administrations,
but the same Lord.
06 And there are diversities of operations, but
it is the same God which worketh all in all.
07 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given
to every man to profit withal.
08 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of
wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the
same Spirit;
09 To another faith by the same Spirit; to
another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another
prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to
another divers kinds of tongues; to another the
interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the
selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally
as he will.
12 For as the body is one, and hath many members,
and all the members of that one body, being many,
are one body: so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one
body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we
be bond or free; and have been all made to drink
into one Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the
hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not
of the body?
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the
eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of
the body?
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17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the
hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were
the smelling?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of
them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where were
the body?
20 But now are they many members, yet but one
body.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have
no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet,
I have no need of you.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body,
which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23 And those members of the body, which we think
to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more
abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more
abundant comeliness.
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God
hath tempered the body together, having given
more abundant honour to that part which lacked.
25 That there should be no schism in the body;
but that the members should have the same care
one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members
suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all
the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in
particular.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first
apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers,
after that miracles, then gifts of healings,
helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all
teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak
with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet
shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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