I CORINTHIANS CHAPTER XII.

NOW concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would 
not have you ignorant.
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away
unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3 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. 
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the 
same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations,
But the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it 
is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to 
every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of 
wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge by
the same Spirit;
9 To another, faith by the same Spirit; to another,
the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 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:
11 But all these worketh that one and the self-
same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as 
he will. 
12 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.
13 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.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the 
hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of 
the body?
16 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? 
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were
the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were
the smelling? 
18 But now hath God set the members every
one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where were
the body?
20 But now are they many members, yet but one
body.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have 
no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I 
have not need of you.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body,
which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23 And those members of the body, which we 
think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow
more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts
have more abundant-comeliness. 
24 For our comely parts have no need; but God
hath tempered the body together, having given
more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
25 That there should be no schism in the body;
but that the members should have the same care one
for another. 
26 And whether one member suffer, all the 
members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all
the members rejoice with it. 
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members
in particular.
28 And God hath sent some in the church, first 
apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, 
after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
governments, diversities of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all
teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak 
with tongues? do all interpret? 
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts. And yet
shew I unto you a more excellent way.