1 Corinthians 12:13-13

21st Century King James Version

¹³ For 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.

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?

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

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 would be the body?

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

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.”

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 honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

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

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

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

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 miracle workers, then those with gifts of healing, helpers, administrators, and those with diversity of tongues.

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

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

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

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

² And 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.

³ And 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.

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

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

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

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

⁸ Charity 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.

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

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

¹¹ When 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.

¹² For 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.

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