12:1  And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

12:2  ye have known that ye were nations, unto the dumb idols -- as ye were led -- being carried away;

12:3  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.

12:4  And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit;

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

12:6  and there are diversities of workings, and it is the same God -- who is working the all in all.

12:7  And to each hath been given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit;

12:8  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;

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

12:10  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:

12:11  and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.

12:12  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,

12:13  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,

12:14  for also the body is not one member, but many;

12:15  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;

12:16  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?

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

12:18  and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed,

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

12:20  and now, indeed, `are' many members, and one body;

12:21  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.'

12:22  But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,

12:23  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,

12:24  and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,

12:25  that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,

12:26  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;

12:27  and ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

12:28  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;

12:29  `are' all apostles? `are' all prophets? `are' all teachers? `are' all powers?

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

12:31  and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you: