1 Corinthians 12:1-21 ▼

1 Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

2 You know that when you were unbelievers, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.

3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by God's Spirit says, |Jesus is accursed.| No one can say, |Jesus is Lord,| but by the Holy Spirit.

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

5 There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.

6 There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all.

7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

9 to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the one Spirit;

10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another different kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues.

11 But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

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

13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink of one Spirit.

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

15 If the foot would say, |Because I’m not a hand, I’m not part of the body, |that would not make it less a part of the body.

16 And if the ear would say, |Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,| that would not make it less a part of the body.

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

18 But as a matter of fact, God has arranged the members of the body, each one of them, according to his design.

19 If they were all the same member, where would the body be?

20 So now there are many members, but one body.

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, |I have no need for you,| or again the head to the feet, |I have no need for you.|