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1 Corinthians 12 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1Co 12:1

1Co 12:1But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

1Co 12:2

1Co 12:2You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.

1Co 12:3

1Co 12:3So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God that Jesus is cursed; and no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

1Co 12:4

1Co 12:4Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

1Co 12:5

1Co 12:5And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord.

1Co 12:6

1Co 12:6And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

1Co 12:7

1Co 12:7But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

1Co 12:8

1Co 12:8For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

1Co 12:9

1Co 12:9To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;

1Co 12:10

1Co 12:10And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:

1Co 12:11

1Co 12:11But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
(cf. Eph 4:1–16 )

1Co 12:12

1Co 12:12For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.

1Co 12:13

1Co 12:13For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants or free men, and were all made full of the same Spirit.

1Co 12:14

1Co 12:14For the body is not one part, but a number of parts.

1Co 12:15

1Co 12:15If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of the body.

1Co 12:16

1Co 12:16And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body all the same.

1Co 12:17

1Co 12:17If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling?

1Co 12:18

1Co 12:18But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.

1Co 12:19

1Co 12:19And if they were all one part, where would the body be?

1Co 12:20

1Co 12:20But now they are all different parts, but one body.

1Co 12:21

1Co 12:21And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

1Co 12:22

1Co 12:22No, those parts which seem to be feeble are the more necessary;

1Co 12:23

1Co 12:23And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

1Co 12:24

1Co 12:24But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;

1Co 12:25

1Co 12:25So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.

1Co 12:26

1Co 12:26And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.

1Co 12:27

1Co 12:27Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.

1Co 12:28

1Co 12:28And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

1Co 12:29

1Co 12:29Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?

1Co 12:30

1Co 12:30Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?

1Co 12:31

1Co 12:31But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.
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