1 Corinthians 12  Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Diversity of Spiritual Gifts

12 Now concerning spiritual gifts:^[a] brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware. ² You know that when you were pagans, you used to be enticed and led astray by mute^(A) idols.^{(B) 3} Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, ‘Jesus is cursed,’ and no one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord’, except by the Holy Spirit.

⁴ Now there are different gifts,^(C) but the same Spirit. ⁵ There are different ministries, but the same Lord. ⁶ And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person. ⁷ A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person^(D) for the common good: ⁸ to one^(E) is given a message of wisdom^(F) through the Spirit; to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit; ⁹ to another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing^(G) by the one Spirit; ¹⁰ to another, the performing of miracles;^(H) to another, prophecy;^(I) to another, distinguishing between spirits;^(J) to another, different kinds of tongues;^[b] to another, interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.

Unity Yet Diversity in the Body

¹² For just as the body is one^(K) and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body – so also is Christ.^{(L) 13} For we were all baptised by^[c] one Spirit into one body – whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free – and we were all given one Spirit to drink.^{(M) 14} Indeed, the body is not one part but many. ¹⁵ If the foot should say, ‘Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body’, it is not for that reason any less a part of the body. ¹⁶ And if the ear should say, ‘Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body’, it is not for that reason any less a part of the body. ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? ¹⁸ But as it is, God has arranged each one of the parts in the body just as he wanted.^{(N) 19} And if they were all the same part, where would the body be? ²⁰ As it is, there are many parts, but one body. ²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand, ‘I don’t need you! ’ Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, ‘I don’t need you! ’ ²² On the contrary, those parts of the body that are weaker are indispensable. ²³ And those parts of the body that we consider less honourable,^(O) we clothe these with greater honour, and our unrespectable parts are treated with greater respect, ²⁴ which our respectable parts do not need.

Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honour to the less honourable, ²⁵ so that there would be no division^(P) in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other. ²⁶ So if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ,^(Q) and individual members of it. ²⁸ And God has appointed these in the church:^(R) first apostles, second prophets, third teachers,^(S) next miracles,^(T) then gifts of healing,^(U) helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.^{[d] 29} Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles? ³⁰ Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?^{(V) 31} But desire^(W) the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.