Now concerning
aspiritual
gifts, brethren
, bI do not want
you to be unaware
.
aYou know that when
you were pagans
, you were bled
astray
to the cmute
idols
, however
you were led
.
Therefore I make
known
to you that no
one
speaking
1 aby the Spirit
of God
says
, "Jesus
is 2 baccursed
"; and no
one
can
say
, "Jesus
is cLord
," except
1 aby the Holy
Spirit
.
Now there are avarieties
of gifts
, but the same
Spirit
.
And there are varieties of ministries
, and the same
Lord
.
There are varieties of effects
, but the same
aGod
who works
all
things
in all
persons.
But to each one
is given
the manifestation
of the Spirit
afor the common
good
.
For to one is given
the word
of awisdom
through
the Spirit
, and to another
the word
of bknowledge
according
to the same
Spirit
;
to another afaith
1by the same
Spirit
, and to another
bgifts
of 2healing
1by the one
Spirit
,
and to another the 1effecting
of 2 amiracles
, and to another
bprophecy
, and to another
the 3 cdistinguishing
of spirits
, to another
various dkinds
of tongues
, and to another
the einterpretation
of tongues
.
But one and the same
Spirit
works
all
these
things
, adistributing
to each
one
individually
just
as He wills
.
For even aas the body
is one
and yet has
many
members
, and all
the members
of the body
, though they are many
, are one
body
, bso
also
is Christ
.
For 1 aby one Spirit
we were all
baptized
into one
body
, whether
bJews
or
Greeks
, whether
slaves
or
free
, and we were all
made
to cdrink
of one
Spirit
.
For athe body is not one
member
, but many
.
If the foot
says
, "Because
I am
not a hand
, I am
not a part of the body
," it is not for this
reason
1any
the less
a part of the body
.
And if the ear
says
, "Because
I am
not an eye
, I am
not a part of the body
," it is not for this
reason
1any
the less
a part of the body
.
If the whole
body
were an eye
, where
would the hearing
be? If
the whole
were hearing
, where
would the sense
of smell
be?
But now God
has aplaced
the members
, each
one
of them, in the body
, bjust
as He desired
.
If they were all
one
member
, where
would the body
be?
But now athere are many
members
, but one
body
.
And the eye cannot
say
to the hand
, "I have
no
need
of you"; or
again
the head
to the feet
, "I have
no
need
of you."
On the contrary, 1it is much
truer
that the members
of the body
which seem
to be weaker
are necessary
;
and those members of the body which
we 1deem
less
honorable
, 2on these
we bestow
more
abundant
honor
, and our less
presentable
members become
much
more
presentable
,
whereas our more
presentable
members have
no
need
of it. But God
has so composed
the body
, giving
more
abundant
honor
to that member which lacked
,
so that there may be no
1division
in the body
, but that the members
may have
the same
care
for one
another
.
And if one
member
suffers
, all
the members
suffer
with it; if
one member
is 1honored
, all
the members
rejoice
with it.
Now you are aChrist's
body
, and bindividually
members
of it.
And God has 1 aappointed
in bthe church
, first
capostles
, second
dprophets
, third
eteachers
, then
2 fmiracles
, then
ggifts
of healings
, helps
, hadministrations
, various ikinds
of tongues
.
All are not apostles
, are they? All
are not prophets
, are they? All
are not teachers
, are they? All
are not workers of 1miracles
, are they?
All do not have
gifts
of healings
, do they? All
do not speak
with tongues
, do they? All
do not ainterpret
, do they?
But aearnestly desire
the greater
gifts
.
And I show you a still
more
excellent
way
.