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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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But now 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.