1 Corinthians :   Chapter 12 
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12:1   Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 

12:2   Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 

12:3   Wherefore 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, but by the Holy Ghost. 

12:4   Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 

12:5   And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 

12:6   And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 

12:7   But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 

12:8   For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 

12:9   To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 

12:10   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: 

12:11   But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 

12:12   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. 

12:13   For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 

12:14   For the body is not one member, but many. 

12:15   If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 

12:16   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? 

12:17   If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 

12:18   But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 

12:19   And if they were all one member, where were the body? 

12:20   But now are they many members, yet but one body. 

12:21   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. 

12:22   Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 

12:23   And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 

12:24   For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked. 

12:25   That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 

12:26   And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 

12:27   Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 

12:28   And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 

12:29   Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 

12:30   Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 

12:31   But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. 