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1 Corinthians 12

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1Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant. ✦ 2You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led. ✦ 3Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit. ✦ 4Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. ✦ 5There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. ✦ 6There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all. ✦ 7But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all. ✦ 8For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; ✦ 9to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit; ✦ 10and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages. ✦ 11But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires. ✦ 12For as the body is one, and 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, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit. ✦ 14For the body is not one member, but many. ✦ 15If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body. ✦ 16If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body. ✦ 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be? ✦ 18But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired. ✦ 19If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20But now they are many members, but one body. ✦ 21The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.” ✦ 22No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. ✦ 23Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety; ✦ 24whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part, ✦ 25that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. ✦ 26When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. ✦ 27Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. ✦ 28God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. ✦ 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers? ✦ 30Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret? ✦ 31But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you. ✦

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1 Cor 12 ·29Eph 4 ·151 Cor 14 ·13Rom 12 ·12Eph 1 ·7Col 1 ·61 Cor 13 ·6Eph 5 ·5

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