1 Corinthians 12 (New American Standard)

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

1 Now concerning ¹spiritual gifts, brethren, ²I do not want you to be unaware. 2 ³You know that when you were pagans, you were ⁴led astray to the ⁵mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ^a6by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is ^b7accursed "; and no one can say, "Jesus is ⁸Lord," except ^c9by the Holy Spirit. 4 Now there are ¹⁰varieties 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 ¹¹God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit ¹²for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of ¹³wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of ¹⁴knowledge according to the same Spirit ; 9 to another ¹⁵faith ^dby the same Spirit, and to another ¹⁶gifts of ^ehealing ^fby the one Spirit, 10 and to another the ^geffecting of ^h17miracles, and to another ¹⁸prophecy, and to another the ⁱ¹⁹distinguishing of spirits, to another various ²⁰kinds of tongues, and to another the ²¹interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ²²distributing to each one individually just as He wills. 12 For even ²³as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, ²⁴so also is Christ. 13 For ^j25by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ²⁶Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ²⁷drink of one Spirit. 14 For ²⁸the 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 ^kany 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 ^lany 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 ²⁹placed the members, each one of them, in the body, ³⁰just as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now ³¹there 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, ^mit 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 ⁿdeem less honorable, ^oon 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 ^pdivision 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 ^qhonored, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now you are ³²Christ's body, and ³³individually members of it. 28 And God has ^r34appointed in ³⁵the church, first ³⁶apostles, second ³⁷prophets, third ³⁸teachers, then ^s39miracles, then ⁴⁰gifts of healings, helps, ⁴¹administrations, various ⁴²kinds 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 ^tmiracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not ⁴³interpret, do they? 31 But ⁴⁴earnestly desire the greater gifts. A nd I show you a still more excellent way.