1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 12

1Paul teacheth that none can own Christ but by the Holy Ghost; 4whose gifts are diverse, 7and dealt out to different persons to profit withal. 12As many members make up one natural body, so Christians in general form one mystical body: 14and as every member is equally a part of the natural body, and hath a necessary function allotted it; 27so is it with Christ's body, the church; to the individual members of which God hath assigned different gifts and offices for the general good.

1NOW concerning ^aspiritual gifts , brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

a v.4,8-10,28. ch. 14.1. Ep. 4.11. 1Pe. 4.10,11. Ja. 1.17.

2Ye know that ye were ^bGentiles, carried away unto these ^cdumb idols, even as ye were led.

b ch. 6.11. Ep. 2.11,12; 4.17-19. Tit. 3.3. 1Pe. 4.3. c Ps. 115.5. Hab. 2.18. Is. 44.9-20. 1Th. 1.9. Mat. 15.14.

3Wherefore I give you to understand, ^dthat no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus ¹accursed: and that ^eno man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy ^*Ghost.

d Mar. 9.39. e Mat. 16.17. Jn. 13.13; 15.26. ch. 8.6. 2Co. 3.5; 11.4. 1Jn. 4.2,3. Ga. 2.16,20.

4Now ^fthere are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

f Ro. 12.4-6,8. v.8-10,28. ch. 7.7. 1Pe. 4.10. He. 2.4. Ep. 4.11,4-6. Ja. 1.17.

5And there are ^gdifferences of ²administrations, but the same Lord.

g Ro. 12.4-8. Ep. 4.5,11. ch. 8.6. v.28.

6And there are ^hdiversities of operations, but it is ⁱthe same God which worketh all in all.

h v.9,10. i De. 6.4. Jn. 10.25,37; 14.10. ch. 8.6. Ep. 1.19,23. ch. 3.7.

7But the ^jmanifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit ^*withal.

j v.8-10,28,30. Ep. 4.7,11-13. Mat. 25.14,15. Lu. 19.13. Ro. 12.6-8. 1Pe. 4.10,11.

8^kFor to one is given by the Spirit the word of ^lwisdom; to another the word of ^mknowledge by the same Spirit;

k ch. 1.5; 2.6,7; 13.2,8; 14.6. 2Co. 8.7. Is. 11.2,3; 50.4. Mat. 13.11. l Ep. 1.17. Col. 1.9. m 2Pe. 1.5.

9To another ⁿfaith by the same Spirit; to another ^othe gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

n Ep. 2.8. Mat. 17.20. ch. 13.2. Ac. 14.9. He. 11.33. o Mar. 6.13; 16.17,18. Ja. 5.14. Ac. 3.6; 19.11,12; 28.8. v.28,30.

10To another the ^pworking of miracles; to another ^qprophecy; to another ^rdiscerning of spirits; to another ^s*divers kinds of tongues; to another ^tthe interpretation of tongues:

p Ac. 5.5; 13.11; 14.10; 20.12; 19.12. Jn. 14.12. q ch. 14.1,3. Ac. 11.27,28; 21.9,11. Ro. 12.6. Joel 2.28. r 1Jn. 4.1. Re. 2.2. Ac. 5.3. ch. 14.29. s ch. 13.1; 14.5,39. Ac. 2.4,7-11; 19.6. t ch. 14.26-28. v.30.

11^uBut all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man ^*severally as he will.

u v.6. ch. 7.7. Ro. 12.3. Ep. 4.7. 2Co. 10.13. Mat. 20.13,15. He. 2.4. Jn. 3.8. Joel 2.28,29.

12^vFor as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

v v.20,27. ch. 10.17. Ca. 6.9. Ro. 12.4,5. Ep. 4.4,16.

13^wFor by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, ^xwhether we be Jews or ³Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into ^yone Spirit.

w Jn. 1.16; 3.6,26. Ro. 6.5,6. Ep. 5.26; 4.5; 2.11,13,14,16,19-22; 3.6. Ga. 3.26-28. Col. 2.11,12; 3.11. ch. 10.2-4. Mat. 3.11. Jn. 6.63; 7.37-39. Joel 2.28. Is. 44.3-5. x Ep. 6.8. y v.4,11.

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

15If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

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

17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

18^zBut now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

z v.11,28. Ro. 12.3-8. Ep. 4.11. v.4-11.

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

20But now are they many members, yet but one body.

21^aAnd the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

a Nu. 10.31. Job 29.15. 1Sa. 25.32.

22Nay, much more those ^bmembers of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

b Ec. 4.9-12; 9.14,15.

23And those members of the body, which we think to be ^cless honourable, upon these we ⁴bestow more abundant honour; and our ^*uncomely parts have more abundant ^*comeliness.

c ch. 1.26-28. Ja. 2.5. Ps. 68.10.

24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath ^*tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

25That there should be no ⁵schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

26^dAnd whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

d He. 13.3. Ro. 12.15. Ga. 6.2. 2Co. 11.28,29.

27^eNow ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

e ch. 3.16; 10.17. Ro. 12.5. Ep. 1.23; 3.6; 4.12; 5.23,30. Col. 1.24; 2.19.

28And ^fGod hath set some in the church, first ^gapostles, secondarily ^hprophets, thirdly teachers, after that ⁱmiracles, then ^jgifts of healings, ^khelps, ^lgovernments, ⁶diversities of ^mtongues.

f v.7-11,18. Ac. 13.2,3; 20.28. ch. 14.33. Ep. 2.20; 4.11; 3.11. 1Ti. 5.17. g Lu. 6.13. h Ac. 11.27; 13.1. Ro. 12.6-8. i v.10. j v.9. Mat. 9.38. k Nu. 11.17. l He. 13.17,24. 1Pe. 5.1-3. m Ac. 2.8-11.

29ⁿAre all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all ⁷workers of miracles?

n v.4-11.

30Have all the gifts of healing? ^odo all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

o v.10.

31^pBut covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

p ch. 8.1; 13.1; 14.1,39. Phi. 4.8. Mat. 5.6. Lu. 10.42.