1 Corinthians 12 — Legacy Standard Bible

Concerning Spiritual Gifts

12Now concerning ^aspiritual gifts, brothers, ^bI do not want you to be ignorant. ²^aYou know that when you were pagans, you were ^bbeing led astray to the ^cmute idols, however you were led. ³Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ¹^,^aby the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is ²^,^baccursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is ^cLord,” except ³^,^dby the Holy Spirit.

⁴Now there are ^avarieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. ⁵And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. ⁶And there are varieties of workings, but the same ^aGod who works everything in everyone. ⁷But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit ^afor what is profitable. ⁸For to one is given the word of ^awisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of ^bknowledge according to the same Spirit; ⁹to someone else ^afaith ¹by the same Spirit, and to another ^bgifts of ²healing ³by the one Spirit, ¹⁰and to another the workings of ^amiracles, and to another ^bprophecy, and to another the ¹^,^cdistinguishing of spirits, to someone else various ^dkinds of tongues, and to another the ²^,^etranslation of tongues. ¹¹But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ^adistributing to each one individually just as He wills.

¹²For even ^aas the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, ^bso also is Christ. ¹³For also ¹^,^aby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ^bJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ^cdrink of one Spirit.

¹⁴For also ^athe body is not one member, but many. ¹⁵If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ¹any the less a part of the body. ¹⁶And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ¹any the less a part of the body. ¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? ¹⁸But now God has ^aappointed the members, each one of them, in the body, ^bjust as He desired. ¹⁹And if they were all one member, where would the body be? ²⁰But now ^athere are many members, but one body. ²¹And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” ²²On the contrary, how much more is it that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary, ²³and those members of the body which we think as less honorable, ¹on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, ²⁴whereas our more presentable members have no such need. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, ²⁵so that there may be no ¹division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. ²⁶And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is ¹honored, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷Now you are ^aChrist’s body, and ^bindividually members of it. ²⁸And God has ¹^,^aappointed in ^bthe church, first ^capostles, second ^dprophets, third ^eteachers, then ²^,^fmiracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. ²⁹Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of ¹miracles? ³⁰Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all ¹^,^atranslate? ³¹But ¹you ^aearnestly desire the greater gifts. And I will yet show you a more excellent way.