1Corinthians - Chapter 12 | American Standard Version

  • 1. Now concerning spiritual {cf15i gifts}, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
  • 2. Ye know that when ye were Gentiles {cf15i ye were} led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might led.
  • 3. Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.
  • 4. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
  • 5. And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.
  • 6. And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.
  • 7. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal.
  • 8. For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:
  • 9. to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit;
  • 10. and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another {cf15i divers} kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues:
  • 11. but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.
  • 12. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
  • 13. For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of 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; it is not therefore not of the body.
  • 16. And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.
  • 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 each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.
  • 19. And if they were all one member, where were the body?
  • 20. But now they are many members, but one body.
  • 21. And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
  • 22. Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:
  • 23. and those {cf15i parts} of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely {cf15i parts} have more abundant comeliness;
  • 24. whereas our comely {cf15i parts} have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that {cf15i part} which lacked;
  • 25. that there should be no schism in the body; but {cf15i that} the members should have the same care one for another.
  • 26. And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or {cf15i one} member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
  • 27. Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.
  • 28. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, {cf15i divers} kinds of tongues.
  • 29. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all {cf15i workers of} miracles?
  • 30. have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
  • 31. But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.
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