De andliga gåvorna

12 När det gäller de andliga gåvorna, bröder, vill jag inte att ni ska vara okunniga. (A) Ni vet att när ni var hedningar drogs ni oemotståndligt till de stumma avgudarna. (B) Därför ska ni veta att ingen som talar genom Guds Ande säger: "Förbannelse över Jesus", och att ingen kan säga "Jesus är Herren[a]" annat än i kraft av den helige Ande.

(C) Det finns olika nådegåvor, men Anden är densamme. Det finns olika tjänster, men Herren är densamme. Det finns olika kraftgärningar, men Gud är densamme, han som verkar allt i alla.

Men hos var och en visar sig Anden så att det blir till nytta. (D) Den ene får av Anden ord av vishet, den andre får ord av kunskap genom samme Ande. (E) En får tro genom samme Ande, en får gåvor att bota sjuka genom samme Ande, 10 (F) en annan att göra kraftgärningar. En får gåvan att profetera, en annan att skilja mellan andar. En får gåvan att tala olika slags tungomål, en annan att uttyda tungomål. 11 (G) Men i allt detta verkar en och samme Ande, som fördelar sina gåvor åt var och en som han vill.

12 (H) Kroppen är en och har många delar, men trots att kroppens alla delar är många utgör de en kropp. Så är det också med Kristus. 13 (I) I en och samme Ande är vi alla döpta för att höra till en och samma kropp, vare sig vi är judar eller greker, slavar eller fria. Och vi har alla fått en och samme Ande utgjuten över oss[b].

14 Kroppen består ju inte av en enda kroppsdel utan många. 15 Om foten sade: "Jag är inte hand, så jag hör inte till kroppen", så hör den ändå till kroppen. 16 Och om örat sade: "Jag är inte öga, så jag hör inte till kroppen", så hör det ändå till kroppen. 17 Om hela kroppen vore öga, var fanns då hörseln? Om allt vore hörsel, var fanns då luktsinnet? 18 Men nu har Gud satt samman delarna i kroppen, var och en av dem som han ville. 19 Om alla vore en enda kroppsdel, var vore då kroppen?

20 Men nu är kroppsdelarna många och kroppen ändå en. 21 Ögat kan inte säga till handen: "Jag behöver dig inte", inte heller huvudet till fötterna: "Jag behöver er inte." 22 Nej, tvärtom är de delar av kroppen som verkar svagast så mycket mer nödvändiga. 23 Och de delar av kroppen som vi tycker är värda mindre heder klär vi med så mycket större heder, och dem som vi blygs för skyler vi med så mycket större anständighet, 24 något som våra anständigare delar inte behöver.

Men Gud har satt samman kroppen och gett de ringare delarna större heder, 25 för att det inte ska bli splittring i kroppen utan att delarna i stället ska ha samma omsorg om varandra. 26 Om en kroppsdel lider, så lider alla de andra delarna med den. Och om en kroppsdel blir ärad, gläder sig alla de andra delarna med den.

27 (J) Ni är alltså Kristi kropp och var för sig delar av den. 28 (K) Gud har i församlingen för det första satt några till apostlar, för det andra några till profeter, för det tredje några till lärare, sedan några till att göra kraftgärningar, andra till att få gåvor att bota sjuka, till att hjälpa, styra och tala olika slags tungomål. 29 Alla är väl inte apostlar? Alla är väl inte profeter? Alla är väl inte lärare? Alla gör väl inte kraftgärningar? 30 Alla har väl inte gåvor att bota sjuka? Alla talar väl inte tungomål? Alla kan väl inte uttyda? 31 (L) Men sträva[c] efter de nådegåvor som är störst.

Och nu ska jag visa er en väg som vida överträffar alla andra:

Footnotes

  1. 12:3 Jesus är Herren   NT tillskriver Jesus det högsta Gudsnamnet, Herren (hebr. Jhvh).
  2. 12:13 utgjuten över oss   Annan översättning: "att dricka".
  3. 12:31 Men sträva   Annan översättning: "Men ni strävar".

圣灵的恩赐

12 弟兄姊妹,谈到圣灵的恩赐,我不希望你们无知。 你们知道,自己在信主前曾受到迷惑和引诱去拜不会说话的偶像。 因此我希望你们知道,一个被上帝的灵感动的人绝不会说“耶稣该受咒诅”;若不是受了圣灵的感动,没有人会说“耶稣是主”。

恩赐各有不同,但圣灵是同一位。 事奉各有不同,但主是同一位。 工作各有不同,但上帝是同一位,祂在众人当中成就万事。 圣灵给各人不同的恩赐为要使众人得益处。 这人从圣灵领受智言,那人从圣灵领受知识; 圣灵赐这人信心,赐那人医病的恩赐; 10 圣灵使这人能行神迹,使那人能做先知讲道;使这人能辨别诸灵,使那人能说方言[a],又使另一人能翻译方言。 11 这一切都是同一位圣灵所赐的,是祂按自己的旨意分别赐给各人的。

同属一个身体

12 这如同一个身体有许多肢体,肢体虽多,仍同属一个身体。基督的身体也是这样。 13 不论是犹太人或希腊人,是奴隶或自由人,我们都领受了同一位圣灵的洗礼,归入了同一个身体,同饮一位圣灵。

14 人的身体并非只有一个肢体,乃是由许多肢体组成的。 15 如果脚说:“我不是手,所以我不属于身体。”难道脚就因此不属于身体吗? 16 如果耳朵说:“我不是眼睛,所以我不属于身体。”难道耳朵就因此不属于身体吗? 17 如果整个身体是一只眼睛,哪里有听觉呢?如果整个身体是一只耳朵,哪里有嗅觉呢?

18 但事实上,上帝按自己的旨意将各个肢体安置在身体上了。 19 如果全身只有一个肢体,还会是身体吗? 20 如今肢体虽多,但身体只有一个。 21 眼睛不能对手说:“我不需要你。”头也不能对脚说:“我不需要你。”

22 相反,看起来不太重要的肢体事实上是不可或缺的。 23 我们认为身体上不体面的肢体,越要加以美化;不雅观的肢体,越要精心呵护。 24 我们身上体面的肢体用不着美化。上帝把身体的各肢体安排在一起,使那些不体面的肢体更体面, 25 这样身体各肢体才可以彼此相顾,不会分门别类。 26 如果身体某个肢体感到痛苦,全身也一同受苦。如果某个肢体得到荣耀,全身也一同喜乐。

27 你们正是基督身体的不同肢体。 28 上帝在教会中设立的第一是使徒,第二是先知,第三是教师,其次是行神迹的,然后是有医病恩赐的,帮助别人的,管理事务的,说各种方言的。 29 岂是都做使徒吗?都做先知吗?都做教师吗?都行神迹吗? 30 都有医病的恩赐吗?都懂得说方言吗?都会翻译方言吗? 31 你们应该热心追求更大的恩赐。

现在,我要将一条奇妙无比的道路指示你们!

Footnotes

  1. 12:10 方言”或译“语言”。

聖靈的恩賜

12 弟兄姊妹,談到聖靈的恩賜,我不希望你們無知。 你們知道,自己在信主前曾受到迷惑和引誘去拜不會說話的偶像。 因此我希望你們知道,一個被上帝的靈感動的人絕不會說「耶穌該受咒詛」;若不是受了聖靈的感動,沒有人會說「耶穌是主」。

恩賜各有不同,但聖靈是同一位。 事奉各有不同,但主是同一位。 工作各有不同,但上帝是同一位,祂在眾人當中成就萬事。 聖靈給各人不同的恩賜為要使眾人得益處。 這人從聖靈領受智言,那人從聖靈領受知識; 聖靈賜這人信心,賜那人醫病的恩賜; 10 聖靈使這人能行神蹟,使那人能作先知講道;使這人能辨別諸靈,使那人能說方言[a],又使另一人能翻譯方言。 11 這一切都是同一位聖靈所賜的,是祂按自己的旨意分別賜給各人的。

同屬一個身體

12 這如同一個身體有許多肢體,肢體雖多,仍同屬一個身體。基督的身體也是這樣。 13 不論是猶太人或希臘人,是奴隸或自由人,我們都領受了同一位聖靈的洗禮,歸入了同一個身體,同飲一位聖靈。

14 人的身體並非只有一個肢體,乃是由許多肢體組成的。 15 如果腳說:「我不是手,所以我不屬於身體。」難道腳就因此不屬於身體嗎? 16 如果耳朵說:「我不是眼睛,所以我不屬於身體。」難道耳朵就因此不屬於身體嗎? 17 如果整個身體是一隻眼睛,哪裡有聽覺呢?如果整個身體是一隻耳朵,哪裡有嗅覺呢?

18 但事實上,上帝按自己的旨意將各個肢體安置在身體上了。 19 如果全身只有一個肢體,還會是身體嗎? 20 如今肢體雖多,但身體只有一個。 21 眼睛不能對手說:「我不需要你。」頭也不能對腳說:「我不需要你。」

22 相反,看起來不太重要的肢體事實上是不可或缺的。 23 我們認為身體上不體面的肢體,越要加以美化;不雅觀的肢體,越要精心呵護。 24 我們身上體面的肢體用不著美化。上帝把身體的各肢體安排在一起,使那些不體面的肢體更體面, 25 這樣身體各肢體才可以彼此相顧,不會分門別類。 26 如果身體某個肢體感到痛苦,全身也一同受苦。如果某個肢體得到榮耀,全身也一同喜樂。

27 你們正是基督身體的不同肢體。 28 上帝在教會中設立的第一是使徒,第二是先知,第三是教師,其次是行神蹟的,然後是有醫病恩賜的,幫助別人的,管理事務的,說各種方言的。 29 豈是都作使徒嗎?都作先知嗎?都作教師嗎?都行神蹟嗎? 30 都有醫病的恩賜嗎?都懂得說方言嗎?都會翻譯方言嗎? 31 你們應該熱心追求更大的恩賜。

現在,我要將一條奇妙無比的道路指示你們!

Footnotes

  1. 12·10 方言」或譯「語言」。

Concerning Spiritual Gifts

12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit,(A) brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.(B) You know that when you were pagans,(C) somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.(D) Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,”(E) and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,”(F) except by the Holy Spirit.(G)

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit(H) distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone(I) it is the same God(J) at work.

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.(K) To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom,(L) to another a message of knowledge(M) by means of the same Spirit, to another faith(N) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing(O) by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,(P) to another prophecy,(Q) to another distinguishing between spirits,(R) to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a](S) and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(T) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

Unity and Diversity in the Body

12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body,(U) so it is with Christ.(V) 13 For we were all baptized(W) by[c] one Spirit(X) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(Y)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(Z) 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.(AA)

15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed(AB) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.(AC) 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.(AD)

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ,(AE) and each one of you is a part of it.(AF) 28 And God has placed in the church(AG) first of all apostles,(AH) second prophets,(AI) third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing,(AJ) of helping, of guidance,(AK) and of different kinds of tongues.(AL) 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues[d]?(AM) Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire(AN) the greater gifts.

Love Is Indispensable

And yet I will show you the most excellent way.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or with; or in
  4. 1 Corinthians 12:30 Or other languages

Spiritual Gifts

12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed!” And no one can say, “Jesus is the Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

There are various gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. There are various operations, but it is the same God who operates all of them in all people.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to everyone for the common good. To one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But that one and very same Spirit works all these, dividing to each one individually as He will.

One Body With Many Members

12 For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the many parts of that one body are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether we are slaves or free, and we have all been made to drink of one Spirit. 14 The body is not one part, but many.

15 If the foot says, “Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear says, “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 the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has established the parts, every one of them, in the body as it has pleased Him. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 So there are many parts, yet one body.

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 No, those parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23 And those parts of the body which we think are less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor. And our less respectable parts are treated with much more respect, 24 whereas our more respectable parts have no need of this. But God has composed the body, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacks it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that the parts should have the same care for one another. 26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts rejoice with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ and members individually. 28 God has put these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have the gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly covet the greater gifts.

Love

Yet I show you a more excellent way.