1 Now concerning A1 Cor 12:4; 14:1spiritual gifts, brethren, BRom 1:13I do not want you to be unaware. 2 A1 Cor 6:11; Eph 2:11f; 1 Pet 4:3You know that when you were pagans, you were B1 Thess 1:9led astray to the CPs 115:5; Is 46:7; Jer 10:5; Hab 2:18fmute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking 1Or inAMatt 22:43; 1 John 4:2f; Rev 1:10by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is 2Gr anathemaBRom 9:3accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is CJohn 13:13; Rom 10:9Lord,” except 1Or inAMatt 22:43; 1 John 4:2f; Rev 1:10by the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are ARom 12:6f; 1 Cor 12:11; Eph 4:4ff, 11; Heb 2:4varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same A1 Cor 15:28; Eph 1:23; 4:6God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit A1 Cor 12:12-30; 14:26; Eph 4:12for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of A1 Cor 2:6; 2 Cor 1:12wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of BRom 15:14; 1 Cor 2:11, 16; 2 Cor 2:14; 4:6; 8:7; 11:6knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another A1 Cor 13:2; 2 Cor 4:13faith 1Or inby the same Spirit, and to another B1 Cor 12:28, 30gifts of 2Lit healingshealing 1Or inby the one Spirit, 10 and to another the 1Lit effectseffecting of 2Or works of powerA1 Cor 12:28f; Gal 3:5miracles, and to another B1 Cor 11:4; 13:2, 8prophecy, and to another the 3Lit distinguishingsC1 Cor 14:29; 1 John 4:1distinguishing of spirits, to another various DMark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:28, 30; 13:1; 14:2ffkinds of tongues, and to another the E1 Cor 12:30; 14:26interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, A1 Cor 12:4distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

12 For even ARom 12:4f; 1 Cor 10:17as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, B1 Cor 12:27so also is Christ. 13 For 1Or inAEph 2:18by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether BRom 3:22; Gal 3:28; Eph 2:13-18; Col 3:11Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to CJohn 7:37-39drink of one Spirit.

14 For A1 Cor 12:20the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason 1Lit not a partany the less a part of the body. 16 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 1Lit not a partany the less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has A1 Cor 12:28placed the members, each one of them, in the body, BRom 12:6; 1 Cor 12:11just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now A1 Cor 12:12, 14there are many members, but one body. 21 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.” 22 On the contrary, 1Lit to a much greater degree the membersit is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; 23 and those members of the body which we 1Or think to bedeem less honorable, 2Or these we clothe withon these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, 24 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, 25 so that there may be no 1Lit schismdivision in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is 1Lit glorifiedhonored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now you are A1 Cor 1:2; 12:12; Eph 1:23; 4:12; Col 1:18, 24; 2:19Christ’s body, and BRom 12:5; Eph 5:30individually members of it. 28 And God has 1Lit set some inA1 Cor 12:18appointed in B1 Cor 10:32the church, first CEph 4:11apostles, second DActs 13:1; Eph 2:20; 3:5prophets, third EActs 13:1teachers, then 2Or works of powerF1 Cor 12:10, 29miracles, then G1 Cor 12:9, 30gifts of healings, helps, HRom 12:8administrations, various I1 Cor 12:10kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of 1Or works of powermiracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not A1 Cor 12:10interpret, do they? 31 But A1 Cor 14:1, 39earnestly desire the greater gifts.

And I show you a still more excellent way.