The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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1 But, brothers, I do not want you to go on being ignorant about the things of the Spirit.
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But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.
2 You know that when you were pagans, no matter how you felt you were being led, you were being led astray to idols, which can't speak at all.
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You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.
3 Therefore, I want to make it clear to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says, "Yeshua is cursed!" and no one can say, "Yeshua is Lord," except by the Ruach HaKodesh.
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So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God that Jesus is cursed; and no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit gives them.
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Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.
5 Also there are different ways of serving, but it is the same Lord being served.
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And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord.
6 And there are different modes of working, but it is the same God working them all in everyone.
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And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.
7 Moreover, to each person is given the particular manifestation of the Spirit that will be for the common good.
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But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.
8 To one, through the Spirit, is given a word of wisdom; to another, a word of knowledge, in accordance with the same Spirit;
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For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:
9 to another, faith, by the same Spirit; and to another, gifts of healing, by the one Spirit;
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To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;
10 to another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, the ability to judge between spirits; to another, the ability to speak in different kinds of tongues; and to yet another, the ability to interpret tongues.
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And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:
11 One and the same Spirit is at work in all these things, distributing to each person as he chooses.
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But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
12 For just as the body is one but has many parts; and all the parts of the body, though many, constitute one body; so it is with the Messiah.
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For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.
13 For it was by one Spirit that we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free; and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
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For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants or free men, and were all made full of the same Spirit.
14 For indeed the body is not one part but many.
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For the body is not one part, but a number of parts.
15 If the foot says, "I'm not a hand, so I'm not part of the body," that doesn't make it stop being part of the body.
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If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of the body.
16 And if the ear says, "I'm not an eye, so I'm not part of the body," that doesn't make it stop being part of the body.
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And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body all the same.
17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If it were all hearing, how could it smell?
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If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling?
18 But as it is, God arranged each of the parts in the body exactly as he wanted them.
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But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.
19 Now if they were all just one part, where would the body be?
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And if they were all one part, where would the body be?
20 But as it is, there are indeed many parts, yet just one body.
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But now they are all different parts, but one body.
21 So the eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you"; or the head to the feet, "I don't need you."
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And the eye may not 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, the parts of the body that seem to be less important turn out to be all the more necessary;
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No, those parts which seem to be feeble are the more necessary;
23 and upon body parts which we consider less dignified we bestow greater dignity; and the parts that aren't attractive are the ones we make as attractive as we can,
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And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;
24 while our attractive parts have no need for such treatment. Indeed, God has put the body together in such a way that he gives greater dignity to the parts that lack it,
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But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;
25 So that there will be no disagreements within the body, but rather all the parts will be equally concerned for all the others.
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So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.
26 Thus if one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; and if one part is honored, all the parts share its happiness.
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And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.
27 Now you together constitute the body of the Messiah, and individually you are parts of it.
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Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.
28 And God has placed in the Messianic Community first, emissaries; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those who work miracles; then those with gifts of healing; those with ability to help; those skilled in administration; and those who speak in various tongues.
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And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.
29 Not all are emissaries, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? or teachers? or miracle-workers?
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Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?
30 Not all have gifts of healing, not all speak in tongues, not all interpret, do they?
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Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?
31 Eagerly seek the better gifts. But now I will show you the best way of all.
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But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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