{"book":"1 Corinthians","slug":"1-corinthians","ch":12,"genre":"letter","sub":"1 Corinthians","prev":"1-corinthians/11","next":"1-corinthians/13","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Now about spiritual [gifts], brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.","f":[],"h":"Spiritual Gifts","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced [and] led astray to mute idols.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Therefore I inform 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.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"There are different ministries, but the same Lord.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all [people].","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"To one there is given through the Spirit [the] message of wisdom, to another [the] message of knowledge by the same Spirit,","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"to another [the] working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to [still] another [the] interpretation of tongues.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions [them] to each one as He determines.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And [although] [its] parts are many, they all form one body. So [it is] with Christ.","f":[],"h":"The Body of Christ","style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit {to drink}.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"If the foot should say,“ Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not [ make it any less ] a part of the body.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"And if the ear should say,“ Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not [ make it any less ] a part of the body.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"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]?","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"If they were all one part, where [would] the body [be]?","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"As it is, [there are] many parts, but one body.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"The eye cannot say to the hand,“ I do not need you.” [Nor can] the head [say] to the feet,“ I do not need you.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"and the [parts] we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable [parts] are treated with special modesty,","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"whereas our presentable [parts] have no [such] need. But God has composed the body [and] has given greater honor to the [parts] that lacked it,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"whereas our presentable [parts] have no [such] need."},{"style":"reg","t":"But God has composed the body [and] has given greater honor to the [parts] that lacked it,"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"so that there should be no division in the body, but that [its] members {should have} mutual concern for one another.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"If one part suffers, every part suffers with [it]; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with [it].","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"Now you are [the] body of Christ, and each of you [is] a member [of it].","f":[],"h":"The Greater Gifts","style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then [workers of] miracles, [and] [those with] gifts of healing, helping, administration, [and] various tongues.","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"[Are] all apostles? [Are] all prophets? [Are] all teachers? [Do] all [work] miracles?","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"[Do] all have gifts of healing? [Do] all speak in tongues? [Do] all interpret?","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"But eagerly desire the greater gifts."},{"style":"reg","t":"And now I will show you the most excellent way."}],"style":"reg"}]}