1 Corinthians 12

New Matthew Bible

The diversity of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which are given for the comfort and edifying of one another, as the members of a person’s body serve one another.

12 In spiritual things, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. ² You know that you were Gentiles, and went your ways to dumb idols even as you were led. ³ Therefore I tell you that no one speaking in the Spirit of God repudiates Jesus. Also, no one can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the Holy Spirit.

⁴ There are different gifts indeed, yet but one Spirit. ⁵ And there are different offices, and yet but one Lord. ⁶ And there are different works, and yet but one God, who works all things that are wrought in all creatures. ⁷ The gifts of the Spirit are given to each person to profit the congregation. ⁸ To one is given, through the Spirit, the utterance of wisdom. To another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same Spirit. ⁹ To another is given faith by the same Spirit, to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit, ¹⁰ to another power to do miracles, to another prophecy, to another judgment of spirits, to another divers tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹ And the very same Spirit works all these, giving to each person particular gifts as he so wills.

¹² For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of a body, though they be many, yet are but one body, even so is Christ. ¹³ For in one Spirit we are all baptized to make one body – whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free – and we have all drunk of one Spirit. ¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many.

¹⁵ If the foot were to say, I am not the hand, therefore I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁶ And if the ear said, I am not the eye, therefore I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁷ If all the body were an eye, where would the ear be? If all were hearing, where would the smelling be? ¹⁸ But now God has set the members, every one of them, in the body at his own pleasure. ¹⁹ If they were all one member, where would the body be?

²⁰ Now there are many members, and yet but one body. ²¹ 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. ²² Yea rather, to a great extent those members of the body that seem to be most feeble, are most necessary. ²³ And those members of the body that we think least presentable, we clothe with more respectability, and our unattractive parts with more beauty. ²⁴ For our respectable members do not need it. But God has thus disposed the body, and has given more honour to that part which lacked, ²⁵ lest there should be any schism in the body, but so that the members will care impartially for one another. ²⁶ And if one member suffers, all suffer with him; if one member is had in honour, all members are glad also. ²⁷ You are the body of Christ, and members of one another.

²⁸ And God has also set in the congregation, first the apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, then those who do miracles; after that are the gifts of healing, helpers, managers, diversity of tongues. ²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? ³⁰ Do all have the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? ³¹ Covet the best gifts. And yet, I show you a more excellent way.