1Cor 12 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be unaware .

1 Corinthians 12

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

1 Now concerning ^aspiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, ^bI do not want you to be unaware. 2 ^cYou know that when you were ^{▼▼Lit Gentiles; i.e., mainly Greeks and Romans, traditionally polytheistic}pagans, you were ^eled ^{▼▼Or away}astray to the ^gmute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ^{▼▼Or in
,} ⁱby the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is ^{▼▼Gr anathema
,} ^kaccursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is ^lLord,” except ^{▼▼Or in
,} ⁿby the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are ^ovarieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same ^pGod who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit ^qfor the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of ^rwisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of ^sknowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another ^tfaith ^{▼▼Or in}by the same Spirit, and to another ^vgifts of ^{▼▼Lit healings}healing ^{▼▼Or in}by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the ^{▼▼Lit effects}effecting of ^{▼▼Or works of power
,} ^aamiracles, and to another ^abprophecy, and to another the ^{▼▼Lit distinguishings
,} ^addistinguishing of spirits, to another various ^aekinds of tongues, and to another the ^afinterpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ^agdistributing to each one individually just as He ^{▼▼Or intends}wills.

12 For just ^aias the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are many, are one body, ^ajso also is Christ. 13 For ^{▼▼Or in
,} ^alby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ^amJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ^andrink of one Spirit.

14 For ^aothe body is not one part, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ^{▼▼Lit not a part}any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ^{▼▼Lit not a part}any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has ^ararranged the parts, each one of them in the body, ^asjust as He desired. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 But now ^atthere are many parts, but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again, the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, ^{▼▼Lit to a much greater degree the parts}it is much truer that the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; 23 and those parts of the body which we ^{▼▼Or think to be}consider less honorable, ^{▼▼Or these we clothe with}on these we bestow greater honor, and our less presentable parts become much more presentable, 24 whereas our more presentable parts have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked, 25 so that there may be no ^{▼▼Or dissension}division in the body, but that the parts may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one part of the body suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if a part is ^{▼▼Lit glorified}honored, all the parts rejoice with it.

27 Now you are ^azChrist’s body, and ^baindividually parts of it. 28 And God has ^{▼▼Lit set some in
,} ^bcappointed in ^bdthe church, first ^beapostles, second ^bfprophets, third ^bgteachers, then ^{▼▼Or works of power
,} ^bimiracles, then ^bjgifts of healings, helps, ^bkadministrations, and various ^blkinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of ^{▼▼Or works of power}miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not ^bninterpret, do they? 31 But ^boearnestly desire the greater gifts.

And yet, I am going to show you a far better way.