1 Corinthians 12 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Concerning Spiritual Gifts

Now^G1161 concerning^G4012 spiritual^G4152 gifts, brothers^G80, I do not want^G2309 you to be ignorant^G50.

1Co 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were being led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.

1Co 12:3Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking [fn]by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is [fn]accursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except [fn]by the Holy Spirit.

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Now^G1161 there are varieties^G1243 of gifts^G5486, but the same^G846 Spirit^G4151.

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1Co 12:5And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.

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1Co 12:6And there are varieties of workings, but the same God who works everything in everyone.

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1Co 12:7But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is profitable.

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1Co 12:8For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;

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1Co 12:9to someone else faith [fn]by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of [fn]healing [fn]by the one Spirit,

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1Co 12:10and to another the workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the [fn]distinguishing of spirits, to someone else various kinds of tongues, and to another the [fn]translation of tongues.

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1Co 12:11But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

(cf. Eph 4:1–16 )

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For even^G2509 as^G2509 the body^G4983 is one^G1520 and yet has^G2192 many^G4183 members^G3196, and all^G3956 the members^G3196 of the body^G4983, though they are many^G4183, are one^G1520 body^G4983, so^G3779 also^G2532 is Christ^G5547.

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1Co 12:13For also [fn]by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

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For also the body^G4983 is not one^G1520 member^G3196, but many^G4183.

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1Co 12:15If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason [fn]any the less a part of the body.

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1Co 12:16And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason [fn]any the less a part of the body.

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1Co 12:17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

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1Co 12:18But now God has appointed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

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

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1Co 12:20But now there are many members, but one body.

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1Co 12:21And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

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1Co 12:22On the contrary, how much more is it that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary,

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1Co 12:23and those members of the body which we think as less honorable, [fn]on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,

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1Co 12:24whereas our more presentable members have no such need. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,

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1Co 12:25so that there may be no [fn]division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

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1Co 12:26And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is [fn]honored, all the members rejoice with it.

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Now^G1161 you are Christ’s^G5547 body^G4983, and individually^G3313 members^G3196 of it.

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1Co 12:28And God has [fn]appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then [fn]miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.

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