1 Corinthians 12:1-11

New Testament for Everyone

The same spirit at work

12 Now: about things relating to the spirit’s work, my brothers and sisters, I don’t want you to remain ignorant. ² You know that when you were still pagans you were led off, carried away again and again, after speechless idols. ³ So I want to make it clear to you that nobody who is speaking by God’s spirit ever says “Jesus be cursed!”; and nobody can say “Jesus is Lord!” except by the holy spirit.

⁴ There are different types of spiritual gifts, but the same spirit; ⁵ there are different types of service, but the same Lord; ⁶ and there are different types of activity, but it is the same God who operates all of them in everyone. ⁷ The point of the spirit being revealed in each one is so that all may benefit. ⁸ One person is given a word of wisdom through the spirit; another, a word of knowledge by the same spirit; ⁹ another, faith through the same spirit; another, gifts of healing by the one spirit; ¹⁰ another, the working of mighty deeds; another, prophecy; another, the ability to distinguish spirits; another, various kinds of languages; another, the interpretation of languages. ¹¹ It is the one spirit, the same one, whose work produces all these things, and the spirit gives different gifts to each one in accordance with the spirit’s own wishes.