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[1] And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;
[2] ye have known that ye were nations, unto the dumb idols -- as ye were led -- being carried away;
[3] wherefore, I give you to understand that no one, in the Spirit of God speaking, saith Jesus [is] anathema, and no one is able to say Jesus [is] Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.
[4] And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit;
[5] and there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord;
[6] and there are diversities of workings, and it is the same God -- who is working the all in all.
[7] And to each hath been given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit;
[8] for to one through the Spirit hath been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
[9] and to another faith in the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings in the same Spirit;
[10] and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:
[11] and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.
[12] For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also [is] the Christ,
[13] for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,
[14] for also the body is not one member, but many;
[15] if the foot may say, `Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body;
[16] and if the ear may say, `Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body?
[17] If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?
[18] and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed,
[19] and if all were one member, where the body?
[20] and now, indeed, [are] many members, and one body;
[21] and an eye is not able to say to the hand, `I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, `I have no need of you.'
[22] But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,
[23] and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,
[24] and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,
[25] that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,
[26] and whether one member doth suffer, suffer with [it] do all the members, or one member is glorified, rejoice with [it] do all the members;
[27] and ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
[28] And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;
[29] [are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all powers?
[30] have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
[31] and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you:
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