1 Corinthians 12-14 (21st Century King James Version)

1 Corinthians 12

 ¹Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

   
 ²Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

   
 ³Therefore 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, except by the Holy Ghost.

   
 ⁴Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

   
 ⁵And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

   
 ⁶And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all.

   
 ⁷But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit thereby:

   
 ⁸For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

   
 ⁹to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

   
 ¹⁰to 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.

   
 ¹¹But all of these that one and the selfsame Spirit worketh, apportioning to every man individually as He will.

   
 ¹²For 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.

   
 ¹³For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether we are bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

   
 ¹⁴For the body is not one member, but many.

   
 ¹⁵If the foot shall say, "Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?

   
 ¹⁶And if the ear shall say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?

   
 ¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

   
 ¹⁸But now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased Him.

   
 ¹⁹And if they were all one member, where would be the body?

   
 ²⁰But now there are many members, yet but one body.

   
 ²¹And 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."

   
 ²²Nay, much more those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary.

   
 ²³And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

   
 ²⁴For our comely parts have no need, but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked,

   
 ²⁵that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.

   
 ²⁶And whenever one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

   
 ²⁷Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

   
 ²⁸And God hath set some in the church: first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracle workers, then those with gifts of healing, helpers, administrators, and those with diversity of tongues.

   
 ²⁹Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Areîall workers of miracles?

   
 ³⁰Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

   
 ³¹But covet earnestly the best gifts, and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.

   

1 Corinthians 13

 ¹Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.

   
 ²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith so that I could remove mountains, but have not charity, I am nothing.

   
 ³And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

   
 ⁴Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up;

   
 ⁵doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

   
 ⁶rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

   
 ⁷beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

   
 ⁸Charity never faileth. But whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

   
 ⁹For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

   
 ¹⁰But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

   
 ¹¹When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

   
 ¹²For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.

   
 ¹³And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

   

1 Corinthians 14

 ¹Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather so that ye may prophesy.

   
 ²For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God, for no man understandeth him, however it may be that in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

   
 ³But he that prophesieth, speaketh unto men for edification and exhortation and comfort.

   
 ⁴He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself, but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

   
 ⁵I would that ye all spoke with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

   
 ⁶Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I shall speak to you either by revelation or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

   
 ⁷And even things without life, making sounds, whether pipe or harp, unless they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?î1COR 14:8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle?

   
 ⁹So likewise you, unless ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken, for ye shall be speaking into the air?

   
 ¹⁰There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

   
 ¹¹Therefore, if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

   
 ¹²Even so ye, inasmuch as ye are zealous to possess spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

   
 ¹³Therefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

   
 ¹⁴For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

   
 ¹⁵What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

   
 ¹⁶Else, when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say "Amen" at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

   
 ¹⁷For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

   
 ¹⁸I thank my God that I speak with tongues more than ye all.

   
 ¹⁹Yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

   
 ²⁰Brethren, be not children in understanding. Nonetheless, in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

   
 ²¹In the law it is written: "With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that they will not hear Me," saith the Lord.

   
 ²²Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to those who believe not; but prophesying serveth not those who believe not, but those who believe.

   
 ²³If therefore the whole church come together into one place and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

   
 ²⁴But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not or is unlearned, he is convinced by all and is judged by all,

   
 ²⁵and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God and report that God is in you in truth.

   
 ²⁶How is it then, brethren? When ye come together every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.

   
 ²⁷If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two or at the most by three, and then in turn, and let one interpret.

   
 ²⁸But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church, and let him speak to himself and to God.

   
 ²⁹Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.

   
 ³⁰If anything be revealed to another who sitteth by, let theîfirst hold his peace.

   
 ³¹For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be comforted.

   
 ³²The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,

   
 ³³for God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as it is in all churches of the saints.

   
 ³⁴Let your women keep silence in the churches, for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

   
 ³⁵And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home, for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

   
 ³⁶What? Did the Word of God come out from you? Or did it come unto you only?

   
 ³⁷If any man think himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

   
 ³⁸But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

   
 ³⁹Therefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak in tongues.

   
 ⁴⁰Let all things be done decently and in order.