Spiritual
Gifts
Now
about Spiritual Gifts, brothers,
I
do not want you to be ignorant.
2
You know that when you were Pagans,
Somehow
or other
You
were Influenced and led Astray to Dumb Idols.
3
There I tell you
That
no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says,
'Jesus
be Cursed.'
AND
NO ONE CAN SAY, 'JESUS IS LORD,'
EXCEPT
BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
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THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GIFTS,
BUT
THE SAME SPIRIT.
5
THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICE,
BUT
THE SAME LORD.
6
THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WORKING,
BUT
THE SAME GOD WORKS ALL OF THEM IN ALL MEN.
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NOW TO EACH ONE
THE
MANIFESTATION OF THE SPIRIT IS GIVEN
FOR
THE COMMON GOOD.
8
To the one there is given through the Spirit the Message of Wisdom,
To
another the Message of Knowledge
By
means of the same Spirit,
9
To another Faith by the same Spirit,
to
another Gifts of Healing by the one Spirit,
10
To another Miraculous Powers,
To
another Prophecy,
To
another the ability to Distinguish between spirits,
To
another ability to speak in different kinds of Tongues,
And
to still another the Interpretation of Tongues.
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ALL THESE ARE THE WORK OF ONE AND THE SAME SPIRIT,
AND
HE GIVES THEM TO EACH ONE,
JUST
AS HE DETERMINES.
One
Body, Many Parts
12
The Body is a Unit,
Though
it is made up of many parts;
And
though all its parts are many,
THEY
FORM ONE BODY.
SO
IT IS WITH CHRIST.
13
FOR WE WERE ALL BAPTIZED BY ONE SPIRIT INTO ONE BODY--
WHETHER
JEWS OR GREEKS, SLAVE OR FREE--
AND
WE WERE ALL GIVEN THE ONE SPIRIT TO DRINK.
14
Now the Body is not made up of one part but many.
15
If the foot should say,
'Because
I am not a hand, I do not belong to the Body.'
It
would not for that reason cease to be part of the Body.
16
And if the ear should say,
'Because
I am not an eye, I do not belong to the Body,
It
would not for that reason cease to be part of the Body.
17
If the whole Body were an eye,
Where
would the sense of hearing be?
If
the whole Body were an ear,
Where
would the sense of smell be?
18
BUT GOD HAS ARRANGED THE PARTS IN THE BODY,
EVERY
ONE OF THEM,
JUST
AS HE WANTED THEM TO BE.
19
IF THEY WERE ALL ONE PART,
WHERE
WOULD THE BODY BE?
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AS IT IS THERE ARE MANY PARTS,
BUT
ONE BODY.
21
The eye cannot say to the hand,
'I
don't need you!'
And
the head cannot say to the feet,
'I
don't need you!'
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ON THE CONTRARY,
THOSE
PARTS OF THE BODY THAT SEEM TO BE WEAKER
ARE
INDISPENSABLE,
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AND THE PART THAT WE THINK ARE LESS HONORABLE
WE
TREAT WITH SPECIAL HONOR.
AND
THE PARTS THAT ARE UNPRESENTABLE
ARE
TREATED WITH SPECIAL MODESTY,
WHILE
OUR PRESENTABLE PARTS
NEED
NO SPECIAL TREATMENT.
BUT
GOD HAS COMBINED THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY
AND
HAS GIVEN GREATER HONOR TO THE PARTS THAT LACKED IT,
25
SO THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO DIVISION IN THE BODY,
BUT
THAT ITS PARTS SHOULD HAVE EQUAL CONCERN FOR EACH OTHER.
26
IF ONE PART SUFFERS, EVERY PART SUFFERS WITH IT;
IF
ONE PART IS HONORED EVERY PART REJOICES WITH IT.
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NOW YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST,
AND
EACH ONE OF YOU IS A PART OF IT.
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AND IN THE CHURCH GOD HAS APPOINTED
FIRST
OF ALL APOSTLES,
SECOND
PROPHETS, THIRD TEACHERS,
THEN
WORKERS OF MIRACLES,
ALSO
THOSE HAVING GIFTS OF HEALING,
THOSE
ABLE TO HELP OTHERS,
THOSE
WITH GIFTS OF ADMINISTRATION,
AND
THOSE SPEAKING IN DIFFERENT KINDS OF TONGUES.
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Are all Apostles? Are all Prophets?
Are
all Teachers? Do all work Miracles?
30
Do all have Gifts of healing?
Do
all speak in tongues? Do all Interpret?
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BUT EAGERLY DESIRE THE GREATER GIFTS.
(1
Corinthians 12)
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