1 Corinthians 12

Revised Geneva Translation

12 Now, concerning spiritual things, brothers, I would not have you ignorant.

² You know that you were Gentiles, and were carried away to the dumb idols, as you were led.

³ Therefore, I declare to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed. Also, no one can say that Jesus is the Lord, except by the Holy Ghost.

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

⁵ And there are diversities of services, but the same Lord.

⁶ And there are diversities of operations, but God is the same Who works all in all.

⁷ Yet the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each, for the profit of all.

⁸ For by the Spirit, the Word of wisdom is given to one; and to another, the Word of knowledge, by the same Spirit;

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

¹⁰ and to another, the operations of miracles; and to another, prophecy; and to another, the discerning of spirits; and to another, diversities of tongues; and to another, the interpretation of tongues.

¹¹ Yet, in all these things works one and the same Spirit, distributing to everyone personally, as He will.

¹² For as the body is one yet has many members—and all the members of the body, though they be many, are one body—even so is Christ.

¹³ For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body - whether Jews or Greeks, whether slave or free - and have all been made to drink of one Spirit.

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

¹⁵ If the foot would 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 would 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 then the hearing? And if the whole were hearing, where then the smelling?

¹⁸ But now, God has placed the members, every one of them in the body, at His own pleasure.

¹⁹ For if they were all one member, where is the body?

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

²¹ Now 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 Yea, but it is much rather those members of the body which seem to be weaker which are necessary.

²³ And upon those members of the body which we think most dishonorable, we place more honor. And those of us who are indecent are more presentable.

²⁴ For the presentable of us have no need. But God has blended the body together, and has given more honor to that which lacked,

²⁵ lest there should be any division in the body. So that the members should have the same care one for another.

²⁶ Therefore, if one member suffers, all suffer with it. If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

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

²⁸ And God has ordained some in the Church: first Apostles, second Prophets, third teachers, then those who do miracles, after that, the gifts of healing, helping, administration, kinds of tongues.

²⁹ Are all Apostles? Are all Prophets? Are all teachers?

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

³¹ But desire the better gifts. And still I will show you a more excellent way.