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Mga Kaloob na Espirituwal

12 Ngayon, mga kapatid, hindi ko ibig na kayo ay walang nalalaman patungkol sa mga kaloob na espirituwal.

Alam ninyo na kayong mga Gentil ay inakay patungo sa mga diyos-diyosang hindi nakakapagsalita. Kaya nga, nais kong malaman ninyo ito. Walang sinumang tao na nagsasalita sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu ng Diyos ang nagsasabi: Sumpain si Jesus. Wala ring makakapagsabing si Jesus ay Panginoon maliban sa pamamagitan ng Banal na Espiritu.

May iba’t ibang uri ng kaloob ngunit iisa ang Espiritu. May iba’t ibang uri ng paglilingkod ngunit iisa ang Pangi­noon. May iba’t ibang uri ng gawain ngunit iisa ang Diyos na sa lahat ay gumagawa sa lahat ng bagay.

Ibinigay sa bawat isa ang kapahayagan ng Espiritu para sa kapakinabangan. Ito ay sapagkat sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu, sa isa ay ibinigay ang salita ng karunungan. Sa isa ay ibinigay ang salita ng kaalaman sa pamamagitan ng iisang Espiritu. Sa iba ay ibinigay ang pananampalataya at sa iba ay kaloob ng pagpapagaling sa pamamagitan ng iisang Espiritu. 10 Sa isa naman ay ibinigay ang paggawa ng mga himala at sa isa ay ang pagpapahayag. Sa isa ay ibinigay ang pagkilala sa mga espiritu at sa iba naman ay iba’t ibang uri ng wika. Sa iba naman ay ang pagpapaliwanag sa mga wika. 11 Gayunman, ang isa at siya ring Espiritu ang gumagawa sa lahat ng mga bagay na ito. Ibinabahaginiya ito sa bawat isa ayon sa kaniyang kalooban.

Isang Katawan, Maraming Bahagi

12 Ang katawan ay iisa ngunit maraming bahagi. Ang lahat ng bahagi ng isang katawan bagamat marami ay iisang katawan. Si Cristo ay gayundin.

13 Ito ay sapagkat sa pamama­gitan ng iisang Espiritu, tayo rin ngang lahat ay binawtismuhan sa iisang katawan kahit tayo ay Judio o Griyego, alipin o malaya. At tayo rin ay pinainom sa iisang Espiritu.

14 Ito ay sapagkat ang katawan ay hindi iisang bahagi kundi marami. 15 Ang paa ba ay hindi bahagi ng katawan kapag sinabi niya: Dahil hindi ako kamay, hindi ako kasama sa katawan. 16 Ang tainga ba ay hindi bahagi ng katawan kapag sinabi niya: Dahil hindi ako mata, hindi ako kasama sa katawan. 17 Kung ang buong katawan ay mata, paano ito makakarinig? Kung ang buong katawan ay pandinig, paano ito makakaamoy? 18 Ngunit ngayon, inilagay ng Diyos sa katawan ang bawat isang bahagi ayon sa kalooban niya. 19 Kapag ang lahat ng bahagi ay iisa lang, nasaan ang katawan? 20 Ngunit ngayon, marami ang bahagi ngunit iisa ang katawan.

21 Ang mata ay hindi makakapagsabi sa kamay: Hindi kita kailangan. Maging ang ulo ay hindi makakapagsabi sa paa: Hindi kita kailangan. 22 Subalit ang mga bahagi pa nga ng katawan na inaakalang mahihina ay siyang kinakailangan. 23 Binibigyan natin ng malaking karangalan ang mga bahagi ng katawan na inaakala nating hindi gaanong marangal. Ang mga hindi magagandang bahagi ay higit nating pinagaganda. 24 Ngunit ang magagandang bahagi ay hindi na kinakailangang pagandahin. Subalit maayos na pinagsama-sama ng Diyos ang katawan. Ang mga bahaging may kakulangan ay binigyan niya ng higit na karangalan. 25 Ito ay upang hindi magkaroon ng pagkakabaha-bahagi sa katawan at sa halip ay magmalasakitan sa isa’t isa ang lahat na bahagi. 26 Kaya nga, kung ang isang bahagi ay maghihirap, kasama niyang maghihirap ang lahat ng bahagi. Kung ang isang bahagi ay pararangalan, kasama niyang magagalak ang lahat ng bahagi.

27 Kayo nga ang katawan ni Cristo at ang bawat isa ay bahagi nito. 28 At itinalaga ng Diyos ang ilan sa iglesiya. Una ay ang mga apostol, pangalawaang mga propeta at pangatlo ang mga guro. Kasunod nito ang mga gumagawa ng himala, pagkatapos ay ang mga kaloob ng pagpapagaling at saka ang pagtulong. Inilagay din ang pamamahala at iba’t ibang uri ng wika. 29 Ang lahat ba ay mga apostol? Lahat ba ay mga propeta? Lahat ba ay mga guro? Ang lahat ba ay gumagawa ng mga himala? 30 Lahat ba ay may kaloob ng pagpapagaling? Lahat ba ay nagsasalita ng mga wika? Lahat ba ay nagpapa­liwanag ng mga wika? 31 Ngunit higit ninyong hangarin ang pinakamabuting kaloob.

Ipakikita ko sa inyo ang lalo pang higit na paraan.

Spiritual gifts

12 Brothers and sisters, I don’t want you to be ignorant about spiritual gifts. You know that when you were Gentiles you were often misled by false gods that can’t even speak. So I want to make it clear to you that no one says, “Jesus is cursed!” when speaking by God’s Spirit, and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; and there are different ministries and the same Lord; and there are different activities but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. A demonstration of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good. A word of wisdom is given by the Spirit to one person, a word of knowledge to another according to the same Spirit, faith to still another by the same Spirit, gifts of healing to another in the one Spirit, 10 performance of miracles to another, prophecy to another, the ability to tell spirits apart to another, different kinds of tongues[a] to another, and the interpretation of the tongues to another. 11 All these things are produced by the one and same Spirit who gives what he wants to each person.

12 Christ is just like the human body—a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many. 13 We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jew or Greek, or slave or free, and we all were given one Spirit to drink. 14 Certainly the body isn’t one part but many. 15 If the foot says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not a hand,” does that mean it’s not part of the body? 16 If the ear says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not an eye,” does that mean it’s not part of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, what would happen to the hearing? And if the whole body were an ear, what would happen to the sense of smell? 18 But as it is, God has placed each one of the parts in the body just like he wanted. 19 If all were one and the same body part, what would happen to the body? 20 But as it is, there are many parts but one body. 21 So the eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you,” or in turn, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.” 22 Instead, the parts of the body that people think are the weakest are the most necessary. 23 The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we honor the most. The private parts of our body that aren’t presentable are the ones that are given the most dignity. 24 The parts of our body that are presentable don’t need this. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the part with less honor 25 so that there won’t be division in the body and so the parts might have mutual concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part gets the glory, all the parts celebrate with it. 27 You are the body of Christ and parts of each other. 28 In the church, God has appointed first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, the ability to help others, leadership skills, different kinds of tongues. 29 All aren’t apostles, are they? All aren’t prophets, are they? All aren’t teachers, are they? All don’t perform miracles, do they? 30 All don’t have gifts of healing, do they? All don’t speak in different tongues, do they? All don’t interpret, do they? 31 Use your ambition to try to get the greater gifts. And I’m going to show you an even better way.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or ecstatic speech or languages could be used for tongues or tongue throughout chaps 12–14.

Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity

12 Now (A)concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know (B)that[a] you were Gentiles, carried away to these (C)dumb[b] idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus [c]accursed, and (D)no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

(E)There are [d]diversities of gifts, but (F)the same Spirit. (G)There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God (H)who works [e]all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given (I)the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another (J)the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, (K)to another faith by the same Spirit, to another (L)gifts of healings by [f]the same Spirit, 10 (M)to another the working of miracles, to another (N)prophecy, to another (O)discerning of spirits, to another (P)different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, (Q)distributing to each one individually (R)as He wills.

Unity and Diversity in One Body(S)

12 For (T)as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, (U)so also is Christ. 13 For (V)by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—(W)whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and (X)have all been made to drink [g]into one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.

15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an 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 (Y)God has set the members, each one of them, in the body (Z)just as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, 24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, 25 that there should be no [h]schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now (AA)you are the body of Christ, and (AB)members individually. 28 And (AC)God has appointed these in the church: first (AD)apostles, second (AE)prophets, third teachers, after that (AF)miracles, then (AG)gifts of healings, (AH)helps, (AI)administrations, varieties of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But (AJ)earnestly desire the [i]best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:2 NU, M that when
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:2 mute, silent
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:3 Gr. anathema
  4. 1 Corinthians 12:4 allotments or various kinds
  5. 1 Corinthians 12:6 all things in
  6. 1 Corinthians 12:9 NU one
  7. 1 Corinthians 12:13 NU omits into
  8. 1 Corinthians 12:25 division
  9. 1 Corinthians 12:31 NU greater

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