1 Corinthians 12:1–31

Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity

12Now ^aconcerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: ²You know ^bthat ¹you were Gentiles, carried away to these ^cdumb ²idols, however you were led. ³Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus ³accursed, and ^dno one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

^4eThere are ⁴diversities of gifts, but ^fthe same Spirit. ^5gThere are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. ⁶And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God ^hwho works ⁵all in all. ⁷But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: ⁸for to one is given ⁱthe word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another ^jthe word of knowledge through the same Spirit, ^9kto another faith by the same Spirit, to another ^lgifts of healings by ⁶the same Spirit, ^10mto another the working of miracles, to another ⁿprophecy, to another ^odiscerning of spirits, to another ^pdifferent kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. ¹¹But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ^qdistributing to each one individually ^ras He wills.

Unity and Diversity in One Body

¹²For ^sas the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, ^tso also is Christ. ¹³For ^uby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—^vwhether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and ^whave all been made to drink ⁷into one Spirit. ¹⁴For in fact the body is not one member but many.

¹⁵If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁶And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? ¹⁸But now ^xGod has set the members, each one of them, in the body ^yjust as He pleased. ¹⁹And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

²⁰But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. ²¹And 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.” ²²No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. ²³And 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, ²⁴but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, ²⁵that there should be no ⁸schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. ²⁶And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷Now ^zyou are the body of Christ, and ^amembers individually. ²⁸And ^bGod has appointed these in the church: first ^capostles, second ^dprophets, third teachers, after that ^emiracles, then ^fgifts of healings, ^ghelps, ^hadministrations, varieties of tongues. ²⁹Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? ³⁰Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? ³¹But ⁱearnestly desire the ⁹best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.