1 Corinthians 12:24-31
1599 Geneva Bible
24 For our comely parts need it not: but God hath tempered the body together: and hath given the more honor to that part which lacked,
25 Lest there should be any division in the body: but that the members should have the same [a]care one for another.
26 [b]Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honor, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your [c]part.
28 (A)And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles: after that, the gifts of healing, [d]helpers, [e]governors, diversity 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 [f]But desire you the best gifts, and I will yet show you a more excellent way.
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- 1 Corinthians 12:25 Should bestow their operations and offices to the profit and preservation of the whole body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26 Now he applieth the same doctrine to the Corinthians without any allegory, warning them that seeing there are divers functions and divers gifts, it is their duty, not to offend one against another, either by envy or ambition, but rather that they being joined together in love and charity one with another, every one of them bestow to the profit of all, that which he hath received, according as his ministry doth require.
- 1 Corinthians 12:27 For all churches wheresoever they are dispersed through the whole world, are divers members of one body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28 The offices of Deacons.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28 He setteth forth the order of Elders, which were the maintainers of the Church’s discipline.
- 1 Corinthians 12:31 He teacheth them that are ambitious and envious, a certain holy ambition and envy, to wit, if they give themselves to the best gifts, and such as are most profitable to the Church, and so if they contend to excel one another in love, which surpasseth all other gifts.
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