For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of (A)wisdom, and to another the utterance of (B)knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another (C)faith by the same Spirit, to another (D)gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another (E)the working of miracles, to another (F)prophecy, to another (G)the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another (H)various kinds of tongues, to another (I)the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, (J)who apportions to each one individually (K)as he wills.

One Body with Many Members

12 For just as (L)the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, (M)so it is with Christ.

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To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom,(A) to another a message of knowledge(B) by means of the same Spirit, to another faith(C) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing(D) by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,(E) to another prophecy,(F) to another distinguishing between spirits,(G) to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a](H) and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(I) 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,(J) so it is with Christ.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28