Spiritual Gifts; Corinthians
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers,
I inform you that no one who is speaking
by
The Spirit of God
says,
“Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say,
“Jesus is Lord,”
except by the Holy Spirit
There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
There are different ministries, but the same Lord.
There are different ways of working,
but the same God
works all things in all people.
Now to each one
the manifestation of the Spirit
is given for the common good.
To one there is given through the Spirit
the message of wisdom,
to another the message of knowledge by the
same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit,
to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
to another the working of miracles,
to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits,
to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another
the interpretation of tongues.
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,
who apportions them to each one as
The Body of Christ
The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts.
And although its parts are many, they all form one body.
So it is with Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and
we were all given one Spirit to drink.
For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand,
I do not belong to the body,”
that would not make it any less a part of the body.
And if the ear should say,
"Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,”
that would not make it any less a part of the body.
If the whole body were an eye,
where would the sense of hearing be?
If the whole body were an ear,
where would the sense of smell be?
But in fact,
God has arranged
the members of the body,
every one of them, according to
His DESIGN
If they were all one part,
where would the body be?
As it is,
there are many parts, but one body.
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The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.”
Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
On the contrary,
the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
and the parts we consider less
honorable,
we treat with greater honor.
And our unpresentable parts are treated with
special modesty,
whereas our presentable parts have
no such need
But God has composed the body
and has given greater honor
to the parts that lacked it,
so that there should be no division
in the body,
but that its members should have
mutual concern for one another
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it;
if one part is honored, every part
rejoices with it.
The Greater Gifts
Now YOU ARE the body of Christ, and each of you
is a member of it.
And in the church God has appointed
first of all apostles,
second prophets,
third teachers,
then workers of miracles,
and
those with gifts of healing,
helping, administration, and
various tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets?
Are all teachers?
Do all work miracles?
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues?
Do all interpret?
But eagerly desire the greater gifts.
And now I will show you the most excellent way.
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers,
I inform you that no one who is speaking
by
The Spirit of God
says,
“Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say,
“Jesus is Lord,”
except by the Holy Spirit
There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
There are different ministries, but the same Lord.
There are different ways of working,
but the same God
works all things in all people.
Now to each one
the manifestation of the Spirit
is given for the common good.
To one there is given through the Spirit
the message of wisdom,
to another the message of knowledge by the
same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit,
to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
to another the working of miracles,
to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits,
to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another
the interpretation of tongues.
All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,
who apportions them to each one as
The Body of Christ
The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts.
And although its parts are many, they all form one body.
So it is with Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized
into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and
we were all given one Spirit to drink.
For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand,
I do not belong to the body,”
that would not make it any less a part of the body.
And if the ear should say,
"Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,”
that would not make it any less a part of the body.
If the whole body were an eye,
where would the sense of hearing be?
If the whole body were an ear,
where would the sense of smell be?
But in fact,
God has arranged
the members of the body,
every one of them, according to
His DESIGN
If they were all one part,
where would the body be?
As it is,
there are many parts, but one body.
-
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.”
Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
On the contrary,
the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
and the parts we consider less
honorable,
we treat with greater honor.
And our unpresentable parts are treated with
special modesty,
whereas our presentable parts have
no such need
But God has composed the body
and has given greater honor
to the parts that lacked it,
so that there should be no division
in the body,
but that its members should have
mutual concern for one another
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it;
if one part is honored, every part
rejoices with it.
The Greater Gifts
Now YOU ARE the body of Christ, and each of you
is a member of it.
And in the church God has appointed
first of all apostles,
second prophets,
third teachers,
then workers of miracles,
and
those with gifts of healing,
helping, administration, and
various tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets?
Are all teachers?
Do all work miracles?
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues?
Do all interpret?
But eagerly desire the greater gifts.
And now I will show you the most excellent way.
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