1 Corinthians 12

1 Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

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

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

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, drawn away after the idols that are dumb, even as ye have been led.

3 Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Yeshua is accursed.” No one can say, “Yeshua is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.

Wherefore I advertise you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, call Jesus anathema: and no man can say, Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost.

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

But there are diversities of gifts, though the same Spirit.

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

And there are diversities of services, but the same Lord.

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

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

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

Now to every one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for usefulness.

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,

For to one man by the Spirit is given wise discourse; but to another speech communicative of knowledge by the same Spirit;

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

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

10 and to another workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of languages, and to another the interpretation of languages.

to another miraculous powers; to another prophecy; to another discernments of spirits; to another different kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

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

but all these things worketh that one and the same Spirit, distributing peculiar gifts to every one even as he wills.

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 Messiah.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, but all the members of that one body, though many, are one body: so also is Christ.

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

For by one Spirit we all have been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free men; and we have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

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

For the body is not one member, but many.

15 If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.

If the foot should say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it, on this account, not of the body?

16 If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.

And if the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it not therefore of the body?

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

If the whole body were eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

But now hath God placed the members, every one of them in the body, as he hath chosen.

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

But if the whole were one member, where were the body?

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

But now the members indeed are many, but the body one.

21 The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

Nor can the eye say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

Yea, much more the members of the body, which appear to be more feeble, are necessary:

23 Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,

and those parts which we esteem as the more dishonourable of the body, on them we bestow more abundant honour, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

24 while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,

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

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

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

26 When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

And if one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; and if one member be exalted, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now you are the body of Messiah, and members individually.

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

28 God has set some in the assembly: first emissaries, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

And these also hath God placed in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healings, helpers, directors, different kinds of tongues.

29 Are all emissaries? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?

Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

But zealously seek the gifts that are the best: and yet I shew unto you a more transcendently excellent way.