¹ But concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant.

² You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to those dumb idols, as you might be led.

³ For this reason, I make known to you, that no one, speaking by the Spirit of God, calls Jesus accursed: and no one can say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit;

⁵ and there are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord;

⁶ and there are diversities of operations, but the same God, who makes them all effectual in all.

⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one, for the good of all.

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, gifts of healing, by the same Spirit;

¹⁰ to another, the working of mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, the discerning of spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues.

¹¹ But all these, the one and the same Spirit makes effectual, distributing to each, respectively, as he wills.

¹² For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.

¹³ For by one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and we all have been made to drink of 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, for this reason, no part of the body?

¹⁶ And if the ear shall say: Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it, for this reason, no part 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 God has placed the members, each of them, in the body, as it has pleased him.

¹⁹ And if they were all one member, where were the body?

²⁰ But now there are many members, but one body.

²¹ The eye can not say to the hand: I have no need of you; or again, the head to the feet: I have no need of you.

²² But much more are those members of the body necessary, which seem to be more feeble.

²³ And those members of the body, which, we think, are less honorable, around these we place the more abundant honor; and our uncomely members have the more abundant comeliness:

²⁴ for our comely members have no need. But God has so arranged the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which is deficient,

²⁵ that there may be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same anxious care, one for another;

²⁶ and if one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷ Now, you are the body of Christ, and, as individuals, you are members.

²⁸ And God has placed some in the church, first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then mighty deeds; then gifts of healing; helps, governments, kinds of tongues.

²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of mighty deeds?

³⁰ Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

³¹ But seek earnestly the best gifts; and yet I show you a more excellent way.