1Cor 12
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Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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You know that when you were Gentiles [you were] led away to those dumb idols, however
you might led.
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Wherefore I make known to you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God says, Jesus
is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.
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Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
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And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.
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And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all.
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But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal.
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For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word
of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:
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to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one
Spirit;
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and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings
of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation
of tongues:
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but all these works the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even
as he will.
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For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being
many, are one body; so also is Christ.
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For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether
bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
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For the body is not one member, but many.
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If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not
therefore not of the body.
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And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not
therefore not of the body.
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If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing,
where were the smelling?
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But now has God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.
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And if they were all one member, where were the body?
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But now they are many members, but one body.
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And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the
feet, I have no need of you.
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Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:
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and those [parts] of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we
bestow more abundant honor; and our ugly [parts] have more abundant beauty;
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whereas our beautiful [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving
more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked;
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that there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the
same care one for another.
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And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or [one] member is
honored, all the members rejoice with it.
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Now you are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.
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And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers,
then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, [divers] kinds of tongues.
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Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all [workers of] miracles?
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have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I to
you.