1901 American Standard Version (ASV)

1 Corinthians 12

1 Spiritual gifts 4 are divers, 7 yet all to profit withal. 8 And to that end are diversely bestowed: 12 that by the like proportion, as the members of a natural body, tend all to the 16 mutual decency, 22 service, and 26 succour of the same body; 27 so we should do one for another, to make up the mystical body of Christ.

 12:1 ¶ Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

 12:2 Ye know that when ye were Gentiles [ye were] led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might led.

 12:3 Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

 12:5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord.

 12:6 And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.

 12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal.

 12:8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:

 12:9 to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit;

 12:10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues:

 12:11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.

 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

 12:13 For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many.

 12:15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

 12:16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

 12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

 12:18 But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.

 12:19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?

 12:20 But now they are many members, but one body.

 12:21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

 12:22 Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:

 12:23 and those [parts] of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;

 12:24 whereas our comely [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked;

 12:25 that there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.

 12:26 And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or [one] member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, [divers] kinds of tongues.

 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all [workers of] miracles?

 12:30 have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

 12:31 But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.