1 Corinthians 12
Spiritual
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Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried
away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
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Wherefore I give you to understand, that
no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy
Ghost.
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Now there are diversities of gifts, but
the same Spirit.
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And there are differences of
administrations, but the same Lord.
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And there are diversities of operations,
but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
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But the manifestation of the Spirit is
given to every man to profit withal.
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For to one is given by the Spirit the
word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same
Spirit;
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to another faith by the same Spirit; to
another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
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to another the working of miracles; to
another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of
tongues:
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but all these worketh that one and the
selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. Rom.
12.6-8
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For as the body is one, and hath many
members and all the members of that one body, being many, are one
body: so also is Christ. Rom. 12.4, 5
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For by one Spirit are we all baptized
into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we
be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into 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; is it 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; is it 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 hath God set the members every
one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
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And if they were all one member, where were the body?
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But now are they many members, yet
but one body.
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And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I
have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need
of you.
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Nay, much more those members of the body,
which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
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and those members of the body,
which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more
abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant
comeliness.
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For our comely parts have no need:
but God hath tempered the body together, having given 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 suffer, all the
members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members
rejoice with it.
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Now ye are the body of Christ, and
members in particular.
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And God hath set some in the church,
first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, Eph.
4.11 after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
governments, diversities 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 the gifts of healing? do all
speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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But covet earnestly the best gifts.
And yet show I unto you a more excellent
way.
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