Chapter 12

  Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.  

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  You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.  

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  Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God's Spirit says, 'Jesus is accursed.' No one can say, 'Jesus is Lord,' but by the Holy Spirit.  

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  Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.  

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  There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.  

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  There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all.  

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  But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.  

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  For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;  

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  to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit;  

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  and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.  

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  But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.  

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  For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.  

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  For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink into one Spirit.  

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  For the body is not one member, but many.  

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  If the foot would say, 'Because I'm not the hand, I'm not part of the body,' it is not therefore not part of the body.  

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  If the ear would say, 'Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body,' it's not therefore not part of the body.  

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  If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?  

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  But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.  

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  If they were all one member, where would the body be?  

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  But now they are many members, but one body.  

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  The eye can't tell the hand, 'I have no need for you,' or again the head to the feet, 'I have no need for you.'  

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  No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.  

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  Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;  

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  whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,  

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  that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.  

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  When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.  

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  Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.  

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  God has set some in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.  

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  Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?  

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  Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?  

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  But desire earnestly the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.  

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