'Now2concerning1spiritual [gifts],34brothers,5I7donot6want7you8to be uninformed.9 You know1that2when3you were5pagans4[you] were led astray14to6mute10idols,8however1112you were led.13 Therefore1I want2you3to understand2that4no one5speaking9in6the Spirit7of God8eversays10Jesus12isaccursed!11and13no one14can15say16Jesus18isLord17except1920in21theHoly23Spirit.22 Now2there are4varieties1of gifts,3but6the5same7Spirit;8 and1there are4varieties2of service,3but5the6same7Lord;8 and1there are4varieties2of activities,3but6it isthe5same7God8who empowers10them11all12in13everyone.14 To each1is given3the4manifestation5of the6Spirit7for8the9common good.10 For3to one1is given7through4the5Spirit6the utterance8of wisdom,9and11to another10the utterance12of knowledge13according to14the15same16Spirit,17 to another1faith2by3the4same5Spirit,6to another7gifts9of healing10by11the12one13Spirit,14 to another1the working3of miracles,4to another5prophecy,7to another8the ability to distinguish between10spirits,11to another12various kinds13of tongues,14to another15the interpretation17of tongues.18 All1these3are empowered by4one6and7the8same9Spirit,10who apportions11to each one13individually12as14he wills.15 For2just as1the3body4is6one5and7has10many9members,8and12all11the13members14of the15body,16thoughmany,17are20one19body,21so22it is withChrist.25 For2in3one4Spirit5we6were11all7baptized11into8one9body10— Jews13or12Greeks,15slaves17or18free —19and20all21were made to drink of24one22Spirit.23 For2the3body4doesnot5consist of6one7member8but9ofmany.10 If1the3foot4should say,2Because5I am7not6a hand,8I do10not9belong to11the12body,13that1516wouldnot14make18itany less17[a part] of19the20body.21 And1if2the4ear5should say,3Because6I am8not7an eye,9I do11not10belong to12the13body,14that1617wouldnot15make19itany less18[a part] of20the21body.22 If1the3whole2body4werean eye,5where6would bethe7sense of hearing?8If9thewhole body10werean ear,11where12would bethe13sense of smell?14 But2as it is,1God4arranged5the6members7in11the12body,13each9one8of them,10as14he chose.15 If1all5were3a single6member,7where8wouldthe9body10be? As it is,1there aremany3[parts],5yet7one6body.8 The4eye5cannot12say6to the7hand,8I have12no11need9of you,10nor13again14the15head16to the17feet,18I have22no21need19of you.20 On the contrary,1the4[parts]6of the7body8that seem5to be10weaker9are12indispensable,11 and1on those [parts]2of the6body7thatwe think3less honorable4we bestow11thegreater10honor,9and12our15unpresentable parts1314are treated with18greater17modesty,16 which1our4more presentable [parts]3donot5require.67But8God10has [so] composed11the12body,13giving17greater16honor18to the [part]14that lacked15it, that1there may be3no2division4in5the6body,7but8thatthe14members15may have13the9same10care13for11one another.12 If2one4member5suffers,3all7suffer together;6if10one12member13is honored,11all15rejoice together.14 Now2you1are3the body4of Christ5and6individually89members7of it. And1God6has appointed4in7the8church9first10apostles,11second12prophets,13third14teachers,15then16miracles,17then18gifts19of healing,20helping,21administrating,22and[various] kinds23of tongues.24 Areall2apostles?3Areall5prophets?6Areall8teachers?9Doall11[work] miracles?12 Doall2possess4gifts3of healing?5Doall7speak9with tongues?8Doall11interpret?12 But2earnestly desire1the3higher6gifts.4And7I will show13you12astill8more excellent910way.11