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Concerning Spiritual Gifts
Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:
You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.
There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.
There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.
There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit,
to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
Unity and Diversity in the Body
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
Unity and Diversity in One Body
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
For in fact the body is not one member but many.
Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.
If they were all one part, where would the body be?
And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,
And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,
while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it,
so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?
Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?