Varieties of Spiritual Gifts

¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts,¹ brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

1. Or “spiritual things”; possibly “those who possess spiritual gifts”

² You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the speechless idols, however you were led.

³ Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed,” and no one is able to say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.

⁴ Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit,

⁵ and there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord,

⁶ and there are varieties of activities, but the same God, who works all things in all people.

⁷ But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is beneficial to all.

⁸ For to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another a word of knowledge by the same Spirit,

⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit, to another¹ gifts of healing by the one Spirit,

1. Some manuscripts have “and to another”

¹⁰ to another¹ ⌞miraculous powers⌟², to another³ prophecy, to another⁴ distinguishing of spirits, to another kinds of tongues, to another⁵ interpretation of tongues.

1. Some manuscripts have “and to another”
2. Literally “activities of power”
3. Some manuscripts have “and to another”
4. Some manuscripts have “and to another”
5. Some manuscripts have “and to another”

¹¹ But in all these things one and the same Spirit is at work, distributing to each one individually just as he wishes.

Unity in the Midst of Diversity

¹² For just as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, although they¹ are many, are one body, thus also Christ.

1. *Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as concessive

¹³ For by¹ one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free persons, and all were made to drink one Spirit.

1. Or “in”

¹⁴ For the body is not one member, but many.

¹⁵ If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” not because of this is it not a part of the body.

¹⁶ And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body, not because of this is it not a part of the body.

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

¹⁸ But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he wanted.

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

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

²¹ Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, “I do not have need of you,” or again, the head to the feet, “I do not have need of you.”

²² But by much more the members of the body which are thought to be weaker are necessary,

²³ and the parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, these we clothe with more abundant honor, and our unpresentable parts come to have more abundant presentability,

²⁴ but our presentable parts do not have need of this. Yet God composed the body by giving more abundant honor to the part which lacked it,

²⁵ in order that there not be a division in the body, but the members would have the same concern for one another.

²⁶ And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; if a member¹ is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

1. Some manuscripts have “one member”

²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ, and members ⌞of it individually⌟¹,

1. Literally “by part”

²⁸ and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.

²⁹ Not all are apostles, are they?¹ Not all are prophets, are they?² Not all are teachers, are they?³ Not all are workers of miracles, are they?⁴

1. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
2. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
3. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
4. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here

³⁰ Not all have gifts of healing, do they?¹ Not all speak with tongues, do they?² Not all interpret, do they?³

1. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
2. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
3. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here

³¹ But strive¹ for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

1. Or “you are striving” (some understand the form of this verb to be indicative mood rather than imperative mood)