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1 Corinthians 12

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Call for Unity in the Church 1:10–31
Is Christ Divided? 1:10–17
The Message of the Cross 1:18–25
Wisdom from God 1:26–31
Spiritual Wisdom 2:1–16
Christ Our Foundation 3:10–15
God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom 3:16–23
Do Not Be Proud 4:6–13
Paul Warns against Arrogance 4:14–21
Expel the Immoral Brother 5:9–13
Members of Christ 6:9–17
The Temple of the Holy Spirit 6:18–20
The Marriage Covenant 7:1–40
Principles of Marriage 7:1–16
Live Your Calling 7:17–24
The Unmarried and Widowed 7:25–40
Food Sacrificed to Idols 8:1–13
Apostleship 9:1–27
The Rights of an Apostle 9:1–18
Paul the Servant to All 9:19–23
Run Your Race to Win 9:24–27
Lessons from the Exodus from Egypt 10:1–13
Flee from Idolatry 10:14–22
Instructions for Worship 11:2–14:40
Roles in Worship 11:2–16
Sharing in the Lord’s Supper 11:17–34
Spiritual Gifts 12:1–14:25
The Body of Christ is Composed of Many Parts 12:12–26
The Greater Gifts 12:27–31

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

2 You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

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

4 There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 There are different ministries, but the same Lord.

6 There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.

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

8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.

11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

12 The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.

13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

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

15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

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

18 But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

19 If they were all one part, where would the body be?

20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

23 and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

24 whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.

26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.

28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

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

31 But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.

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