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1 Corinthians 12
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| 12:1
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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| 12:7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit
withal. |
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| 12:8
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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| 12:11
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every
man severally as he will. |
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| 12:12
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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| 12:13
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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| 12:14
For the body is not one member, but many. |
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| 12:15
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is
it therefore not of the body? |
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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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But now are they many members, yet but one body. |
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| 12:21
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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| 12:22
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble,
are necessary: |
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| 12:23
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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| 12:24
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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| 12:28
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? |
 (12:31) "Covet earnestly the best gifts."
Is it OK to covet?
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| 12:31
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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