I Corinthians Chapter 12

I Corinthians

I Corinthians

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Corinthians 12 describes the unity of the church as a single body with many members, each possessing a special gift. It teaches that no one is more important than another, and that the gifts are meant to serve the whole.

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(1) Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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(2) Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
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(3) 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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(4) Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
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(5) And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
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(6) And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
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(7) But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
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(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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(9) To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
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(10) 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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(11) But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
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(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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(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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(14) For the body is not one member, but many.
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(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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(16) 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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(17) If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
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(18) But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
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(19) And if they were all one member, where were the body?
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Related verses (shared words)

I Corinthians 15:44Luke 11:34I Corinthians 12:12

(20) But now are they many members, yet but one body.
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(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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(22) Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
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(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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(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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(25) 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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(26) 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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(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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(30) Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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Related verses (shared words)

I Corinthians 14:5

(31) But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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