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¹ But concerning the spiritual matters, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant.² You know that being led away, you nations were led to voiceless idols.³ Because of this I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus is a curse. And no one is able to say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.⁴ And there are differences of gifts, but the same Spirit;⁵ and there are differences of ministries, yet the same Lord.⁶ And there are differences of workings, but the same God is working all things in all.⁷ And 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, gifts of healing by the same Spirit,¹⁰ and to another, workings of powers, and to another, prophecy, and to another, discerning of spirits, and to another, kinds of languages, and to another, interpretation of languages.¹¹ But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing separately to each as He wills.

¹² Even as the body is one, and has many members, but all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.¹³ For also we all were baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, even all were given to drink into one Spirit.¹⁴ For also the body is not one member, but many.¹⁵ If the foot says, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, on account of this, is it not of the body?¹⁶ And if the ear says, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, on account of this, is it not of the body?¹⁷ If all the body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If all hearing, where the smelling?¹⁸ But now God set the members, each one of them, in the body, even as He desired.¹⁹ But if all was one member, where would the body be ?²⁰ But now, indeed, many are the members, but one body.²¹ And the eye is not able to 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 rather the members of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary.²³ And those of the body we think to be less honorable, to these we put more abundant honor around them . And our unpresentable members have more abundant propriety.²⁴ But 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 might 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 Christ's body, and members in part.²⁸ And God placed some in the assembly: firstly, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then works of power; then gifts of healing, helps, governings, kinds of languages.²⁹ Are all apostles? All prophets? All teachers? 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 you a way according to excellence: