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Chapter 12 |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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.
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| 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: |
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| But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit,
dividing to every man severally as he will. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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17 | If the whole body were an eye, where
were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
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| 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? |
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| But now are they many members, yet but one body.
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are
all workers of miracles? |
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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. |
