The Epistle of Paul to the First Corinthians
12: 1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
12:2Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were led away unto those dumb idols,
howsoever ye might led. 12:3Wherefore 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. 12:4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same
Spirit. 12:5And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. 12:6And there
are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all. 12:7But
to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. 12:8For to one is
given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of
knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 12:9to another faith, in the same Spirit;
and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; 12:10and to another workings of
miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to
another divers kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues:
12:11but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally
even as he will. 12:12For 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. 12:13For 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. 12:14For the body is not one
member, but many. 12:15If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of
the body; it is not therefore not of the body. 12:16And 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. 12:17If the
whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing,
where were the smelling? 12:18But now hath God set the members each one of them
in the body, even as it pleased him. 12:19And if they were all one member, where
were the body? 12:20But now they are many members, but one body. 12:21And 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. 12:22Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem
to be more feeble are necessary: 12:23and those parts of the body, which we think to
be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely
parts have more abundant comeliness; 12:24whereas our comely parts have no need:
but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part
which lacked; 12:25that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members
should have the same care one for another. 12:26And whether one member suffereth,
all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice
with it. 12:27Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof. 12:28And
God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly
teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of
tongues. 12:29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of
miracles? 12:30have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
12:31But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show
I unto you.