¹ Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I would not have you ignorant.

² You know that being led away, you nations were led to dumb idols.

³ Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says Jesus is a curse, and that no one can say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

⁴ But there are differences of gifts, but the same Spirit.

⁵ And there are differences of ministries, but the same Lord.

⁶ And there are differences of workings, but it is the same God working all things in all.

⁷ But to each one is given the showing forth of the Spirit to our profit.

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

⁹ and to another faith by the same Spirit; and to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

¹⁰ and to another workings of powers, to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; and to another kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues.

¹¹ But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing separately to each one as He desires.

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

¹³ For also by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, even all were made to drink into 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 therefore not of the body?

¹⁶ And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

¹⁷ If all the body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If all hearing, where would be the smelling?

¹⁸ But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body as it has pleased Him.

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

²⁰ But now indeed many are the members, yet only one body.

²¹ And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

²² But much rather the members of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary.

²³ And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we put more abundant honor around them. And our unpresentable members have more abundant propriety.

²⁴ For our presentable members have no need, but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to the member having need;

²⁵ that there not be division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

²⁶ And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷ And you are the body of Christ, and members in part.

²⁸ And God set some in the church, firstly, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers, then works of power, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, kinds of languages.

²⁹ Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of power?

³⁰ Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak languages? Do all interpret?

³¹ But zealously strive after the better gifts. And yet I show to you a more excellent way.