[1 Corinthians 12]

 

             ^12:1 Now brethren, I do not wish you^° to be ignorant concerning the spiritual gifts. ^12:2 You^° know that when you^° were Gentiles, you^° were being led away to the voiceless idols, how you^° would be led away now. {i.e., ...led away now (tricked) by false spiritual gifts.}

               ^12:3 Hence I make known to you^°, No one speaking in the Spirit of God says, Jesus is accursed, and no one is able to say, Jesus is Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.

 

             ^12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts^*, but the same Spirit. ^12:5 And there are diversities of services and the same Lord. ^12:6 And there are diversities of workings, but it is the same God, the one working all things in all. ^12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is advantageous: ^12:8 for^* to one the word of wisdom is given through the Spirit, and the word of knowledge to another according-to the same Spirit; ^12:9 but miraculous faith to a different one in the same Spirit; but gifts^* of healings to another in the same Spirit; ^12:10 but workings of miracles to another; and prophecy to another; but the discernings of spirits to another; varieties of languages to a different one; and the translation {and/or interpretation} of foreign languages to another; ^12:11 but the one and the same Spirit is working all these things, sectioning off to each one in his own way just-as he wills.

 

             ^12:12 For^* just-as the body is one and has many members and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. ^12:13 For^* also, we were all immersed^* into one body, in one Spirit, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondservants or free men, and all were made to drink into one Spirit. ^12:14 For^* the body is also not one member, but many. ^12:15 If the foot says, I am not a hand, I am not from the body, contrary to this, is it not from the body? ^12:16 And if the ear says, I am not an eye, I am not from the body, contrary to this, is it not from the body? ^12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where is the hearing? If the whole body were hearing, where is the sense of smell? ^12:18 But now God himself placed the members in the body, each one of them, just-as he willed. ^12:19 Now if all things were one member, where is the body? ^12:20 But now they are indeed many members, but one body. ^12:21 Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, I have no need of you, or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you^°. ^12:22 But much rather now, the members of the body which seem to be^* weaker are necessary; ^12:23 and which parts of the body we think to be more dishonored, we place even-more honor around these, and our indecent parts have even-more decency; ^12:24 but our decent parts have no need. But God mingled the body together, and gave even-more honor to the ones which are lacking, ^12:25 in-order-that no splits should be in the body, but in-order-that the members should have the same anxiety on behalf of one another. ^12:26 And if one member is suffering, all the members are suffering together-with it. If one member is glorified, all the members are rejoicing together-with it. ^12:27 Now you^° are the body of Christ and members individually. ^12:28 And indeed God placed some in the congregation^* of believers: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, thereafter miracles, thereafter gifts^* of healings, helps, those who pilot others, those with varieties of languages. ^12:29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All do not do miracles, do they? ^12:30 All do not have gifts^* of healings, do they? All do not speak with foreign languages, do they? All do not translate, do they? ^12:31 But be^° zealous for the better gifts^*. And I will show to you^° according-to still a surpassingly-better way.