1 Corinto 12
Ang Salita ng Diyos
Mga Kaloob na Espirituwal
12 Ngayon, mga kapatid, hindi ko ibig na kayo ay walang nalalaman patungkol sa mga kaloob na espirituwal.
2 Alam ninyo na kayong mga Gentil ay inakay patungo sa mga diyos-diyosang hindi nakakapagsalita. 3 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.
4 May iba’t ibang uri ng kaloob ngunit iisa ang Espiritu. 5 May iba’t ibang uri ng paglilingkod ngunit iisa ang Panginoon. 6 May iba’t ibang uri ng gawain ngunit iisa ang Diyos na sa lahat ay gumagawa sa lahat ng bagay.
7 Ibinigay sa bawat isa ang kapahayagan ng Espiritu para sa kapakinabangan. 8 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. 9 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.
1 Corinthians 12
New English Translation
Spiritual Gifts
12 With regard to spiritual gifts,[a] brothers and sisters,[b] I do not want you to be uninformed.[c] 2 You know that when you were pagans you were often led astray by speechless idols, however you were led. 3 So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different results, but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. 7 To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all. 8 For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
Different Members in One Body
12 For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body—though many—are one body, so too is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves[d] or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not a single member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Since I am not a hand, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that. 16 And if the ear says, “Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that. 17 If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell? 18 But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided. 19 If they were all the same member, where would the body be? 20 So now there are many members, but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.” 22 On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential, 23 and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity,[e] 24 but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member, 25 so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another. 26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a[f] member is honored, all rejoice with it.
27 Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues. 29 Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all perform miracles, do they? 30 Not all have gifts of healing, do they? Not all speak in tongues, do they? Not all interpret, do they?[g] 31 But you should be eager for the greater gifts.
And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison.[h]
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 tn Grk “spiritual things.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:10.
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 tn Grk “ignorant.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:21.
- 1 Corinthians 12:23 tn Grk “have greater propriety (or decorum, presentability).”
- 1 Corinthians 12:26 tc ‡ Before μέλος (melos, “member”) the great majority of witnesses read ἕν (hen, “one”; א2 C D F G Ψ 0285 33 1881 M latt sy), while the most significant of the Alexandrian mss omit it (P46 א* A B 1739). The addition of ἕν appears to be motivated by its presence earlier in the verse with μέλος and the parallel structure of the two conditional clauses in this verse, while little reason can be given for its absence (although accidental oversight is of course possible, it is not likely that all these witnesses should have overlooked it). NA28 has the word in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.
- 1 Corinthians 12:30 sn The questions in vv. 29-30 all expect a negative response.
- 1 Corinthians 12:31 tn Grk “a still more excellent way.” In this context the phrase has an elative rather than a comparative sense, however.
1 Corinthians 12
New King James Version
Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity
12 Now (A)concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know (B)that[a] you were Gentiles, carried away to these (C)dumb[b] idols, however you were led. 3 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.
4 (E)There are [d]diversities of gifts, but (F)the same Spirit. 5 (G)There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God (H)who works [e]all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given (I)the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another (J)the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 (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 Corinthians 12:2 NU, M that when
- 1 Corinthians 12:2 mute, silent
- 1 Corinthians 12:3 Gr. anathema
- 1 Corinthians 12:4 allotments or various kinds
- 1 Corinthians 12:6 all things in
- 1 Corinthians 12:9 NU one
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 NU omits into
- 1 Corinthians 12:25 division
- 1 Corinthians 12:31 NU greater
Copyright © 1998 by Bibles International
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
