1 Corinthians 12 — FBV
12Verse 1Now about “spiritual gifts.”+My brothers and sisters, I want to explain this to you.Verse 2You know that when you were pagans, you were deceived, being led astray by worshiping idols who couldn't even speak.Verse 3Let me make it clear to you: no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, “Curse Jesus!” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord!” except by the Holy Spirit.Verse 4Now there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they come from the same Spirit.Verse 5There are different kinds of ministries,+but they come from the same Lord.Verse 6There are different ways of working, but they come from the same God, who is at work in all of them.Verse 7The Spirit is given to each of us and is revealed for the good of all.Verse 8One person is given by the Spirit the ability to speak words of wisdom. Another is given a message of knowledge by the same Spirit.Verse 9Another receives the gift of strongly trusting in God by the same Spirit. Another receives gifts of healing from that one Spirit.Verse 10Another is given the ability to perform miracles. Another receives the gift of prophecy. Another is given the gift of spiritual discernment. Another receives the ability to speak different languages, while another is given the gift of interpreting languages.Verse 11But all of these gifts are the work of the one and the same Spirit, sharing with each person as he alone chooses.Verse 12Just like the human body is one unit but has many parts—all the parts of the body even though there are many of them, make up one body—so is Christ.Verse 13For it was through one Spirit that we were all baptized into one body. It doesn't matter whether we are Jews or Greeks, slave or free—we all were given the one Spirit to drink.Verse 14The body is not made of one part, but many parts.Verse 15If the foot were to say, “Because I'm not a hand, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?Verse 16If the ear were to say, “Because I'm not an eye, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?Verse 17If the whole body was an eye, how could you hear anything? If the whole body was an ear, how could you smell anything?Verse 18But God has arranged each part in the body, every last one of them, placing them just as he wanted.Verse 19If they were all the same part, what would happen to the body?Verse 20However, since there are many parts, they make up the body.Verse 21The eye can't tell the hand, “I don't need you,” or the head tell the feet, “I don't need you.”Verse 22Quite the opposite: some of those parts of the body that seem the most insignificant are the most essential.Verse 23In fact those parts of the body we do not consider to be decent to reveal we “honor” more by covering them up—what is indecent we treat with greater modesty!Verse 24What's presentable doesn't need such covering up. God has so arranged the body that more honor is given to the parts that are less presentable.Verse 25This is so there wouldn't be any conflict within the body—the different parts should care equally for each other.Verse 26So when one part is suffering, all the other parts of the body suffer with it, and when one part is treated well, then all the other parts of the body are happy too!+Verse 27Now you are the body of Christ, and each one makes up a part of it.Verse 28In the church, God has arranged first for some to be apostles, secondly for some to be prophets, thirdly teachers. Then there are those who perform miracles, those with healing gifts, those who can help others, those good at administration, and those who can speak different languages.Verse 29Not everyone is an apostle, or a prophet, or a teacher, or able to perform miracles.Verse 30Not all have healing gifts, or the ability to speak languages, or to interpret languages.Verse 31But you should really want to have the most significant gifts.+So now I will show you a far better way.