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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Corinthians 12 GWT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_corinthians/12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_corinthians/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GWT</a> > 1 Corinthians 12</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_corinthians/11.htm" title="1 Corinthians 11">◄</a> 1 Corinthians 12 <a href="../1_corinthians/13.htm" title="1 Corinthians 13">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">GOD'S WORD® Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Brothers and sisters, I don't want there to be any misunderstanding concerning spiritual gifts. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>You know that when you were unbelievers, every time you were led to worship false gods you were worshiping gods who couldn't even speak. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So I want you to know that no one speaking by God's Spirit says, "Jesus is cursed." No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>There are different spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>There are different ways of serving, and yet the same Lord is served. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>There are different types of work to do, but the same God produces every gift in every person. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The evidence of the Spirit's presence is given to each person for the common good of everyone. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. The same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>To another person the same Spirit gives [courageous] faith. To another person the same Spirit gives the ability to heal. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Another can work miracles. Another can speak what God has revealed. Another can tell the difference between spirits. Another can speak in different kinds of languages. Another can interpret languages. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>There is only one Spirit who does all these things by giving what God wants to give to each person.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For example, the body is one unit and yet has many parts. As all the parts form one body, so it is with Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>As you know, the human body is not made up of only one part, but of many parts. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, so I'm not part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, so I'm not a part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So God put each and every part of the body together as he wanted it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>How could it be a body if it only had one part? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So there are many parts but one body. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>An eye can't say to a hand, "I don't need you!" Or again, the head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you!" <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The opposite is true. The parts of the body that we think are weaker are the ones we really need. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we give special honor. So our unpresentable parts are made more presentable. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>However, our presentable parts don't need this kind of treatment. God has put the body together and given special honor to the part that doesn't have it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>God's purpose was that the body should not be divided but rather that all of its parts should feel the same concern for each other. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts share its suffering. If one part is praised, all the others share in its happiness.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>You are Christ's body and each of you is an individual part of it.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>In the church God has appointed first apostles, next prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, then those who have the gift of healing, then those who help others, those who are managers, and those who can speak in a number of languages. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Not all believers are apostles, are they? Are all of them prophets? Do all of them teach? Do all of them perform miracles <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>or have gifts of healing? Can all of them speak in other languages or interpret languages? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>You [only] want the better gifts, but I will show you the best thing to do. </p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of <a href="//www.godsword.org" target="_top">God's Word to the Nations</a>. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. 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