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1 Corinthians 12

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

3 Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed, and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, except by the Holy Ghost.Œ

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit thereby:

8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9 to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10 to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues.

11 But all of these that one and the selfsame Spirit worketh, apportioning to every man individually as He will.

12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether we are bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

14 For the body is not one member, but many.

15 If the foot shall say, "Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?

16 And if the ear shall say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

18 But now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased Him.

19 And if they were all one member, where would be the body?

20 But now there are many members, yet but one body.

21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, "I have no need of thee"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."

22 Nay, much more those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary.

23 And those members 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.

24 For our comely parts have no need, but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked,

25 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.

26 And whenever one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

28 And God hath set some in the church: first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracle workers, then those with gifts of healing, helpers, administrators, and those with diversity of tongues.

29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? AreŒall workers of miracles?

30 Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

31 But covet earnestly the best gifts, and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Brothers and sisters, I don't want there to be any misunderstanding concerning spiritual gifts.

2 You know that when you were unbelievers, every time you were led to worship false gods you were worshiping gods who couldn't even speak.

3 So I want you to know that no one speaking by God's Spirit says, "Jesus is cursed." No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

4 There are different spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them.

5 There are different ways of serving, and yet the same Lord is served.

6 There are different types of work to do, but the same God produces every gift in every person.

7 The evidence of the Spirit's presence is given to each person for the common good of everyone.

8 The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. The same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge.

9 To another person the same Spirit gives [courageous] faith. To another person the same Spirit gives the ability to heal.

10 Another can work miracles. Another can speak what God has revealed. Another can tell the difference between spirits. Another can speak in different kinds of languages. Another can interpret languages.

11 There is only one Spirit who does all these things by giving what God wants to give to each person.

12 For example, the body is one unit and yet has many parts. As all the parts form one body, so it is with Christ.

13 By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink.

14 As you know, the human body is not made up of only one part, but of many parts.

15 Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, so I'm not part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body?

16 Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, so I'm not a part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body?

17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell?

18 So God put each and every part of the body together as he wanted it.

19 How could it be a body if it only had one part?

20 So there are many parts but one body.

21 An eye can't say to a hand, "I don't need you!" Or again, the head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you!"

22 The opposite is true. The parts of the body that we think are weaker are the ones we really need.

23 The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we give special honor. So our unpresentable parts are made more presentable.

24 However, our presentable parts don't need this kind of treatment. God has put the body together and given special honor to the part that doesn't have it.

25 God's purpose was that the body should not be divided but rather that all of its parts should feel the same concern for each other.

26 If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts share its suffering. If one part is praised, all the others share in its happiness.

27 You are Christ's body and each of you is an individual part of it.

28 In the church God has appointed first apostles, next prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, then those who have the gift of healing, then those who help others, those who are managers, and those who can speak in a number of languages.

29 Not all believers are apostles, are they? Are all of them prophets? Do all of them teach? Do all of them perform miracles

30 or have gifts of healing? Can all of them speak in other languages or interpret languages?

31 You [only] want the better gifts, but I will show you the best thing to do.