engKJVCPB: 1 Corinthians 12

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 [1] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.  [2] Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.  [3] Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.  [4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.  [5] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.  [6] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.  [7] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.  [8] For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;  [9] to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;  [10] to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:  [11] but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

 [12] For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.  [13] For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.  [14] For the body is not one member, but many.  [15] If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?  [16] And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?  [17] If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?  [18] But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.  [19] And if they were all one member, where were the body?  [20] But now are they many members, yet but one body.  [21] And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.  [22] Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:  [23] and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.  [24] For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:  [25] that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.  [26] And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.  [27] Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

 [28] And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.  [29] Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?  [30] have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?  [31] But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

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