New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 12

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

1NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012spiritualπνευματικῶν,pneumatikōnG4152gifts,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309you to be unawareἀγνοεῖν.agnoeinG50.

2You knowG3609that whenὅτεhoteG3753you were pagansἔθνηethnēG1484, you wereledG520astrayG520to themuteἄφωναaphōnaG880idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497,howeverὡς ἂνhōs anG5613 G302you were ledἤγεσθεēgestheG71.

3ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I makeγνωρίζωgnōrizōG1107knownG1107to you that noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424isaccursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331”;and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410sayG3004, “JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,”exceptG1508by the Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

4NowG1161there arevarietiesδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243of giftsχαρισμάτωνcharismatōnG5486,but the sameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151.

5And there are varietiesδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243of ministriesδιακονιῶνdiakoniōnG1248,and the sameαὐτὸςautosG846Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962.

6There are varietiesδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243of effectsἐνεργημάτωνenergēmatōnG1755,but the sameαὐτὸςautosG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316who worksἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754allG3956thingsG3956in allG3956persons.

7But to eachG1538oneG1538is givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325the manifestationφανέρωσιςphanerōsisG5321of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151for the commonG4851goodG4851.

8For to oneᾧ μὲνhō menG3739 G3303is givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325the wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofwisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678throughδιὰdiaG1223the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243the wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108accordingκατὰkataG2596to the sameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151;

9to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087faithπίστιςpistisG4102by the sameαὐτῷautōG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingἰαμάτωνiamatōnG2386by the oneἑνὶheniG1520Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,

10and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243theeffectingἐνεργήματαenergēmataG1755ofmiraclesδυνάμεων,dunameōnG1411,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243prophecyπροφητεία,prophēteiaG4394,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243thedistinguishingδιακρίσειςdiakriseisG1253of spiritsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151,to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087variouskindsγένηgenēG1085of tonguesγλωσσῶν,glōssōnG1100,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243theinterpretationἑρμηνείαhermēneiaG2058of tonguesγλωσσῶν·glōssōnG1100.

11But oneἓνhenG1520and the sameαὐτὸautoG846SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151worksἐνεργεῖenergeiG1754allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,distributingδιαιροῦνdiairounG1244to eachG1538oneG1538individuallyἰδίᾳidiaG2398justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He willsβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.

12For evenΚαθάπερKathaperG2509as the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is oneἕνhenG1520and yethasἔχει,echeiG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196,and allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέληmelēG3196of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,though they are manyπολλὰpollaG4183,are oneἕνhenG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532is ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

13Forby oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151we were allπάντεςpantesG3956baptizedἐβαπτίσθημεν,ebaptisthēmenG907into oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orεἴτεeiteG1535GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658,and we were allπάντεςpantesG3956madeG4222todrinkἐποτίσθημεν.epotisthēmenG4222of oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

14Forthe bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is not oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλοςmelosG3196,but manyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15IfἐὰνeanG1437the footπούς·pousG4228saysG3004, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amG1510not a handχείρ,cheirG5495,I amG1510not a partof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”it is not for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonπαρὰparaG3844anyG3756the lessG3756a partof the bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

16And ifἐὰνeanG1437the earοὖς·ousG3775saysG3004, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amG1510not an eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,I amG1510not a partof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”it is not for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonπαρὰparaG3844anyG3756the lessG3756a partof the bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

17IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983were an eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226would the hearingἀκοή;akoēG189be? IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650were hearingἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226would the senseG3750of smellG3750be?

18But nowG3568GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasplacedἔθετοethetoG5087the membersμέλη,melēG3196,eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἓνhenG1520of them, in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He desiredἠθέλησεν.ēthelēsenG2309.

19IfεἰeiG1487they were allπάνταpantaG3956oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226would the bodyσῶμα;sōmaG4983be?

20But nowνῦνnunG3568there are manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέλη,melēG3196,but oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.

21And the eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756sayG3004to the handχειρί·cheiriG5495, “I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of you”; orἢēG2228againπάλινpalinG3825the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776to the feetποσίν·posinG4228, “I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of you.”

22On the contraryἀλλὰallaG235,it is muchπολλῷpollōG4183truerμᾶλλονmallonG3123that the membersμέληmelēG3196of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983which seemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380to be weakerἀσθενέστεραasthenesteraG772are necessaryἀναγκαῖάanagkaiaG316;

23and those membersof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983whichἃhaG3739wedeemδοκοῦμενdokoumenG1380lessG820honorableG820,on theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778we bestowπεριτίθεμεν,peritithemenG4060moreG4053abundantG4053honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092,and our lessG820presentableἀσχήμοναaschēmonaG809members becomeἔχει·echeiG2192muchG4053moreG4053presentableεὐσχημοσύνηνeuschēmosunēnG2157,

24whereasδὲdeG1161our moreG4053presentableεὐσχήμοναeuschēmonaG2158members haveἔχει.echeiG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of it.But GodθεὸςtheosG2316has socomposedσυνεκέρασενsunekerasenG4786the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,givingδοὺςdousG1325moreG4053abundantG4053honorτιμήν,timēnG5092to that memberwhich lackedὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302,

25soἵναinaG2443that there may be noμὴmēG3361divisionσχίσμαschismaG4978in the bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983, but thatthe membersμέλη·melēG3196may haveG3309the sameαὐτὸautoG846careG3309for oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240.

26And ifεἴτεeiteG1535oneG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196suffersπάσχειpascheiG3958,allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέλη·melēG3196sufferσυμπάσχειsumpascheiG4841with it; ifεἴτεeiteG1535onememberμέλος,melosG3196ishonoredδοξάζεταιdoxazetaiG1392,allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέλη.¶melēG3196rejoiceσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796with it.

27NowδέdeG1161you areChrist’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, andindividuallyμέρους.merousG3313membersμέληmelēG3196of it.

28And GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasappointedἔθετοethetoG5087inthe churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,thirdτρίτονtritonG5154teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899miraclesδυνάμεις,dunameisG1411,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helpsἀντιλήμψεις,antilēmpseisG484,administrationsκυβερνήσεις,kubernēseisG2941, variouskindsγένηgenēG1085of tonguesγλωσσῶν.glōssōnG1100.

29AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not apostlesἀπόστολοι;apostoloiG652,are they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not prophetsπροφῆται;prophētaiG4396,are they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not teachersδιδάσκαλοι;didaskaloiG1320,are they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not workers ofmiraclesδυνάμεις;dunameisG1411, are they?

30AllπάντεςpantesG3956do not haveἔχουσινechousinG2192giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingsἰαμάτων;iamatōnG2386,do they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956do not speakλαλοῦσιν;lalousinG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,do they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956do notinterpretδιερμηνεύουσιν;diermēneuousinG1329, do they?

31ButearnestlyG2206desireG2206the greaterμείζονα.¶meizonaG3173giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486.And I showδείκνυμι.¶deiknumiG1166you a stillἔτιetiG2089moreG5236excellentG5236wayὁδὸνhodonG3598.

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12