1 Corinthians 12

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

1NowG1161 concerningG4012 1spiritualG4152 gifts, brethrenG80, 2I do not wantG2309 you to be unawareG50. 23You knowG3609 that whenG3753 you were pagansG1484, you were 4ledG520 astrayG520 to the 5muteG880 idolsG1497, howeverG5613G302 you were ledG71. 3ThereforeG1352 I makeG1107 knownG1107 to you that noG3762 oneG3762 speakingG2980 67by the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 saysG3004, “JesusG2424 is 89accursedG331”; and noG3762 oneG3762 canG1410 sayG3004, “JesusG2424 is 10LordG2962,” exceptG1508 1112by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.

4NowG1161 there are 13varietiesG1243 of giftsG5486, but the sameG846 SpiritG4151. 5And there are varietiesG1243 of ministriesG1248, and the sameG846 LordG2962. 6There are varietiesG1243 of effectsG1755, but the sameG846 14GodG2316 who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 in allG3956 persons. 7But to eachG1538 oneG1538 is givenG1325 the manifestationG5321 of the SpiritG4151 15for the commonG4851 goodG4851. 8For to oneG3739G3303 is givenG1325 the wordG3056 of 16wisdomG4678 throughG1223 the SpiritG4151, and to anotherG243 the wordG3056 of 17knowledgeG1108 accordingG2596 to the sameG846 SpiritG4151; 9to anotherG2087 18faithG4102 19by the sameG846 SpiritG4151, and to anotherG243 20giftsG5486 of 21healingG2386 22by the oneG1520 SpiritG4151, 10and to anotherG243 the 23effectingG1755 of 2425miraclesG1411, and to anotherG243 26prophecyG4394, and to anotherG243 the 2728distinguishingG1253 of spiritsG4151, to anotherG2087 various 29kindsG1085 of tonguesG1100, and to anotherG243 the 30interpretationG2058 of tonguesG1100. 11But oneG1520 and the sameG846 SpiritG4151 worksG1754 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 31distributingG1244 to eachG1538 oneG1538 individuallyG2398 justG2531 as He willsG1014.

12For evenG2509 32as the bodyG4983 is oneG1520 and yet hasG2192 manyG4183 membersG3196, and allG3956 the membersG3196 of the bodyG4983, though they are manyG4183, are oneG1520 bodyG4983, 33soG3779 alsoG2532 is ChristG5547. 13For 3435by oneG1520 SpiritG4151 we were allG3956 baptizedG907 into oneG1520 bodyG4983, whetherG1535 36JewsG2453 orG1535 GreeksG1672, whetherG1535 slavesG1401 orG1535 freeG1658, and we were allG3956 madeG4222 to 37drinkG4222 of oneG1520 SpiritG4151.

14For 38the bodyG4983 is not oneG1520 memberG3196, but manyG4183. 15IfG1437 the footG4228 saysG3004, “BecauseG3754 I amG1510 not a handG5495, I amG1510 not a part of the bodyG4983,” it is not for thisG3778 reasonG3844 39anyG3756 the lessG3756 a part of the bodyG4983. 16And ifG1437 the earG3775 saysG3004, “BecauseG3754 I amG1510 not an eyeG3788, I amG1510 not a part of the bodyG4983,” it is not for thisG3778 reasonG3844 40anyG3756 the lessG3756 a part of the bodyG4983. 17IfG1487 the wholeG3650 bodyG4983 were an eyeG3788, whereG4226 would the hearingG189 be? IfG1487 the wholeG3650 were hearingG189, whereG4226 would the senseG3750 of smellG3750 be? 18But nowG3568 GodG2316 has 41placedG5087 the membersG3196, eachG1538 oneG1520 of them, in the bodyG4983, 42justG2531 as He desiredG2309. 19IfG1487 they were allG3956 oneG1520 memberG3196, whereG4226 would the bodyG4983 be? 20But nowG3568 43there are manyG4183 membersG3196, but oneG1520 bodyG4983. 21And the eyeG3788 cannotG1410G3756 sayG3004 to the handG5495, “I haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 of you”; orG2228 againG3825 the headG2776 to the feetG4228, “I haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 of you.” 22On the contraryG235, 44it is muchG4183 truerG3123 that the membersG3196 of the bodyG4983 which seemG1380 to be weakerG772 are necessaryG316; 23and those members of the bodyG4983 whichG3739 we 45deemG1380 lessG820 honorableG820, 46on theseG3778 we bestowG4060 moreG4053 abundantG4053 honorG5092, and our lessG820 presentableG809 members becomeG2192 muchG4053 moreG4053 presentableG2157, 24whereasG1161 our moreG4053 presentableG2158 members haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 of it. But GodG2316 has so composedG4786 the bodyG4983, givingG1325 moreG4053 abundantG4053 honorG5092 to that member which lackedG5302, 25soG2443 that there may be noG3361 47divisionG4978 in the bodyG4983, but that the membersG3196 may haveG3309 the sameG846 careG3309 for oneG240 anotherG240. 26And ifG1535 oneG1520 memberG3196 suffersG3958, allG3956 the membersG3196 sufferG4841 with it; ifG1535 one memberG3196 is 48honoredG1392, allG3956 the membersG3196 rejoiceG4796 with it.

27NowG1161 you are 49Christ’sG5547 bodyG4983, and 50individuallyG3313 membersG3196 of it. 28And GodG2316 has 5152appointedG5087 in 53the churchG1577, firstG4413 54apostlesG652, secondG1208 55prophetsG4396, thirdG5154 56teachersG1320, thenG1899 5758miraclesG1411, thenG1899 59giftsG5486 of healingsG2386, helpsG484, 60administrationsG2941, various 61kindsG1085 of tonguesG1100. 29AllG3956 are not apostlesG652, are they? AllG3956 are not prophetsG4396, are they? AllG3956 are not teachersG1320, are they? AllG3956 are not workers of 62miraclesG1411, are they? 30AllG3956 do not haveG2192 giftsG5486 of healingsG2386, do they? AllG3956 do not speakG2980 with tonguesG1100, do they? AllG3956 do not 63interpretG1329, do they? 31But 64earnestlyG2206 desireG2206 the greaterG3173 giftsG5486.

And I showG1166 you a stillG2089 moreG5236 excellentG5236 wayG3598.