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The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, Chapter 12
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Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you
ignorant.
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Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb
idols, even as ye were led.
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Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the
Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that
Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
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Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
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And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
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And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God
which worketh all in all.
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But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to
profit withal.
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For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another
the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
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To another faith by the
same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
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To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another
discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another
the interpretation of tongues:
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But all these worketh that one
and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
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For 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.
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For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we
be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all
made to drink into one Spirit.
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For the body is not one member, but many.
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If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of
the body; is it therefore not of the body?
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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?
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If the whole body were an eye, where were the
hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
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But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it
hath pleased him.
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And if they were all one member, where were the body?
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Butnow are they many members, yet but one body.
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And 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.
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Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more
feeble, are necessary:
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And those members of the body, which we
think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant
honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
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For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the
body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which
lacked.
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That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members
should have the same care one for another.
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And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it;
or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
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Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
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And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily
prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of
healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
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Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all
workers of miracles?
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Have all the gifts of healing? do all
speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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But covet earnestly the
best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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