1 Corinthians 12 - Amplified Bible(AMP)

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

1Now about the spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

2You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off.

3Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God can say, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

4Now there are varieties of spiritual gifts, but it is the same Spirit.

5And there are varieties of ministries and service, but it is the same Lord.

6And there are ways of working, but it is the same God who produces all things in all believers.

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

8To one is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Spirit;

9to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another the gifts of healings by the one Spirit;

10and to another the working of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

11All these things are brought about by one and the same Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.

12For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form one body, so it is with Christ.

13For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

14For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.

15If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?

16If the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?

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

18But now, God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit.

19If they all were a single organ, where would the body be?

20But now there are many parts, but a single body.

21The 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.”

22But quite the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary;

23and as for those parts of the body which we consider less honorable, these we treat with greater honor; and our less presentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

24while our more presentable parts do not require it. But God has combined the body, giving greater honor to that part which lacks it,

25so that there would be no division or discord in the body, but that the parts may have the same concern for one another.

26And if one member suffers, all the parts share the suffering; if one member is honored, all rejoice with it.

27Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.

28So God has appointed and placed in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who work miracles, then those with the gifts of healings, the helpers, the administrators, and speakers in various kinds of tongues.

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

30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

31But earnestly desire and strive for the greater gifts.

And yet I will show you a still more excellent way.