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Use of Spiritual Gifts |
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1 Corinthians 12:1
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Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I
do not want you to be unaware. |
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1 Corinthians 12:2
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You know that when you were pagans, you were
led astray to the mute idols, however you were led. |
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1 Corinthians 12:3
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Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking
by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is
Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. |
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1 Corinthians 12:4
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Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same
Spirit. |
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1 Corinthians 12:5
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And there are varieties of ministries, and the
same Lord. |
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1 Corinthians 12:6
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There are varieties of effects, but the same
God who works all things in all persons. |
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1 Corinthians 12:7
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But to each one is given the manifestation of
the Spirit for the common good. |
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1 Corinthians 12:8
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For to one is given the word of wisdom through
the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; |
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1 Corinthians 12:9
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to another faith by the same Spirit, and to
another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, |
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1 Corinthians 12:10
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and to another the effecting of miracles, and
to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another
various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. |
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1 Corinthians 12:11
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But one and the same Spirit works all these
things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. |
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1 Corinthians 12:12
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For even as the body is one and yet has many
members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body,
so also is Christ. |
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1 Corinthians 12:13
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For by one Spirit we were all baptized into
one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made
to drink of one Spirit. |
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1 Corinthians 12:14
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For the body is not one member, but many. |
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1 Corinthians 12:15
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If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand,
I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of
the body. |
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1 Corinthians 12:16
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And if the ear says, "Because I am not an eye,
I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of
the body. |
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1 Corinthians 12:17
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If the whole body were an eye, where would the
hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? |
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1 Corinthians 12:18
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But now God has placed the members, each one
of them, in the body, just as He desired. |
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1 Corinthians 12:19
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If they were all one member, where would the
body be? |
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1 Corinthians 12:20
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But now there are many members, but one body.
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1 Corinthians 12:21
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And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have
no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." |
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1 Corinthians 12:22
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On the contrary, it is much truer that the members
of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; |
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1 Corinthians 12:23
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and those members of the body which we deem
less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable
members become much more presentable, |
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1 Corinthians 12:24
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whereas our more presentable members have no
need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that
member which lacked, |
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1 Corinthians 12:25
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so that there may be no division in the body,
but that the members may have the same care for one another. |
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1 Corinthians 12:26
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And if one member suffers, all the members suffer
with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. |
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1 Corinthians 12:27
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Now you are Christ's body, and individually
members of it. |
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1 Corinthians 12:28
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And God has appointed in the church, first apostles,
second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
administrations, various kinds of tongues. |
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1 Corinthians 12:29
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All are not apostles, are they? All are not
prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles,
are they? |
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1 Corinthians 12:30
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All do not have gifts of healings, do they?
All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? |
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1 Corinthians 12:31
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But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And
I show you a still more excellent way. |
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