Spiritual Gifts

12 Now, dear brothers and sisters,^[a] regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this.

⁷ A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.

¹⁰ He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages,^[a] while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.

²⁸ Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:

³¹ So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts.

But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.