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Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 12
{12:1} Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don't want you
to be ignorant. {12:2} You know that when you were [1>]heathen[<1],
you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.
{12:3} Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God's
Spirit says, "Yeshua is accursed." No one can say, "Yeshua is Lord,"
but by the Holy Spirit. {12:4} Now there are various kinds of gifts,
but the same Spirit.
{12:5} There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. {12:6}
There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all
things in all. {12:7} But to each one is given the manifestation of
the Spirit for the profit of all. {12:8} For to one is given through
the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge,
according to the same Spirit; {12:9} to another faith, by the same
Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit; {12:10}
and 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. {12:11} But
the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each
one separately as he desires.
{12:12} For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the
members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Messiah.
{12:13} For in one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether
Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into
one Spirit. {12:14} For the body is not one member, but many. {12:15}
If 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. {12:16} If 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. {12:17} If the whole body were an
eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where
would the smelling be? {12:18} But now God has set the members, each
one of them, in the body, just as he desired. {12:19} If they were all
one member, where would the body be? {12:20} But now they are many
members, but one body. {12:21} The 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." {12:22} No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to
be weaker are necessary. {12:23} Those 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; {12:24}
whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the
body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
{12:25} that there should be no division in the body, but that the
members should have the same care for one another. {12:26} When one
member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is
honored, all the members rejoice with it.
{12:27} Now you are the body of Messiah, and members individually.
{12:28} God has set some in the assembly: first emissaries, second
prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of
healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. {12:29}
Are all emissaries? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all
miracle workers? {12:30} Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak
with various languages? Do all interpret? {12:31} But earnestly desire
the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
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Footnotes:
[1] {12:2} or Gentiles
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