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World English Bible

1 Corinthians 12 (WEBP)

[1] Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.
[2] You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.
[3] Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.
[4] Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
[5] There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.
[6] There are various kinds of workings, but the same God who works all things in all.
[7] But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
[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,
[9] to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
[10] and to another workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of languages, and to another the interpretation of languages.
[11] But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.
[12] For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
[13] For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
[14] For the body is not one member, but many.
[15] If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.
[16] If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.
[17] If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?
[18] But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.
[19] If they were all one member, where would the body be?
[20] But now they are many members, but one body.
[21] The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”
[22] No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
[23] Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,
[24] while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
[25] that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
[26] When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
[27] Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
[28] God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
[29] Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
[30] Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?
[31] But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

1 Corinthians 12:2 Or Gentiles

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King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Corinthians 12 (KJVS)

[1] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have () you ignorant. ()
[2] Ye know () that ye were () Gentiles, carried away () unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. ()
[3] Wherefore I give you to understand, () that no man speaking () by the Spirit of God calleth () Jesus accursed: and that no man can () say () that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
[4] Now there are () diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
[5] And there are () differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
[6] And there are () diversities of operations, but it is () the same God which worketh () all in all.
[7] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given () to every man to profit withal. ()
[8] For to one is given () by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
[9] to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
[10] to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
[11] but all these worketh () that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing () to every man severally as he will. ()
[12] For as the body is () one, and hath () many members, and all the members of that one body, being () many, are () one body: so also is Christ.
[13] For by one Spirit are we all baptized () into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink () into one Spirit.
[14] For the body is () not one member, but many.
[15] If the foot shall say, () Because I am () not the hand, I am () not of the body; is () it therefore not of the body?
[16] And if the ear shall say, () Because I am () not the eye, I am () not of the body; is () it therefore not of the body?
[17] If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
[18] But now hath God set () the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. ()
[19] And if they were () all one member, where were the body?
[20] But now are they many members, yet but one body.
[21] And the eye cannot () say () unto the hand, I have () no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have () no need of you.
[22] Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem () to be () more feeble, are () necessary:
[23] and those members of the body, which we think () to be () less honourable, upon these we bestow () more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have () more abundant comeliness.
[24] For our comely parts have () no need: but God hath tempered the body together, () having given () more abundant honour to that part which lacked: ()
[25] that there should be () no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care () one for another.
[26] And whether one member suffer, () all the members suffer with it; () or one member be honoured, () all the members rejoice with it. ()
[27] Now ye are () the body of Christ, and members in particular.
[28] And God hath set () some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
[29] Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
[30] Have () all the gifts of healing? do all speak () with tongues? do all interpret? ()
[31] But covet earnestly () the best gifts: and yet shew I () unto you a more excellent way.

1 Corinthians 12:3 Or, Anathema
1 Corinthians 12:5 Or, ministries
1 Corinthians 12:13 Gr. Greeks
1 Corinthians 12:23 Or, put on
1 Corinthians 12:25 Or, division
1 Corinthians 12:28 Or, kinds
1 Corinthians 12:29 Or, powers

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Corinthians 12 (BYZ)

[1] Περὶ () δὲ () τῶν () πνευματικῶν, () ἀδελφοί, () οὐ () θέλω () ὑμᾶς () ἀγνοεῖν. ()
[2] Οἴδατε () ὅτι () ὅτε () ἔθνη () ἦτε () πρὸς () τὰ () εἴδωλα () τὰ () ἄφωνα, () ὡς () ἂν () ἤγεσθε, () ἀπαγόμενοι. ()
[3] Διὸ () γνωρίζω () ὑμῖν () ὅτι () οὐδεὶς () ἐν () πνεύματι () θεοῦ () λαλῶν () λέγει () Ἀνάθεμα () Ἰησοῦν· () καὶ () οὐδεὶς () δύναται () εἰπεῖν, () Κύριον () Ἰησοῦν, () εἰ () μὴ () ἐν () πνεύματι () ἁγίῳ. ()
[4] Διαιρέσεις () δὲ () χαρισμάτων () εἰσίν, () τὸ () δὲ () αὐτὸ () πνεῦμα. ()
[5] Καὶ () διαιρέσεις () διακονιῶν () εἰσίν, () καὶ () ὁ () αὐτὸς () κύριος. ()
[6] Καὶ () διαιρέσεις () ἐνεργημάτων () εἰσίν, () ὁ () δὲ () αὐτός () ἐστιν () θεός, () ὁ () ἐνεργῶν () τὰ () πάντα () ἐν () πᾶσιν. ()
[7] Ἑκάστῳ () δὲ () δίδοται () ἡ () φανέρωσις () τοῦ () πνεύματος () πρὸς () τὸ () συμφέρον. ()
[8] ᾯ () μὲν () γὰρ () διὰ () τοῦ () πνεύματος () δίδοται () λόγος () σοφίας, () ἄλλῳ () δὲ () λόγος () γνώσεως, () κατὰ () τὸ () αὐτὸ () πνεῦμα· ()
[9] ἑτέρῳ () δὲ () πίστις, () ἐν () τῷ () αὐτῷ () πνεύματι· () ἄλλῳ () δὲ () χαρίσματα () ἰαμάτων () ἐν () τῷ () αὐτῷ () πνεύματι· ()
[10] ἄλλῳ () δὲ () ἐνεργήματα () δυνάμεων, () ἄλλῳ () δὲ () προφητεία, () ἄλλῳ () δὲ () διακρίσεις () πνευμάτων, () ἑτέρῳ () δὲ () γένη () γλωσσῶν, () ἄλλῳ () δὲ () ἑρμηνεία () γλωσσῶν· ()
[11] πάντα () δὲ () ταῦτα () ἐνεργεῖ () τὸ () ἓν () καὶ () τὸ () αὐτὸ () πνεῦμα, () διαιροῦν () ἰδίᾳ () ἑκάστῳ () καθὼς () βούλεται. ()
[12] Καθάπερ () γὰρ () τὸ () σῶμα () ἕν () ἐστιν, () καὶ () μέλη () ἔχει () πολλά, () πάντα () δὲ () τὰ () μέλη () τοῦ () σώματος () τοῦ () ἑνός, () πολλὰ () ὄντα, () ἕν () ἐστιν () σῶμα· () οὕτως () καὶ () ὁ () χριστός. ()
[13] Καὶ () γὰρ () ἐν () ἑνὶ () πνεύματι () ἡμεῖς () πάντες () εἰς () ἓν () σῶμα () ἐβαπτίσθημεν, () εἴτε () Ἰουδαῖοι () εἴτε () Ἕλληνες, () εἴτε () δοῦλοι () εἴτε () ἐλεύθεροι· () καὶ () πάντες () εἰς () ἓν () πνεῦμα () ἐποτίσθημεν. ()
[14] Καὶ () γὰρ () τὸ () σῶμα () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἓν () μέλος () ἀλλὰ () πολλά. ()
[15] Ἐὰν () εἴπῃ () ὁ () πούς, () Ὅτι () οὐκ () εἰμὶ () χείρ, () οὐκ () εἰμὶ () ἐκ () τοῦ () σώματος· () οὐ () παρὰ () τοῦτο () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐκ () τοῦ () σώματος; ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐὰν () εἴπῃ () τὸ () οὖς, () Ὅτι () οὐκ () εἰμὶ () ὀφθαλμός, () οὐκ () εἰμὶ () ἐκ () τοῦ () σώματος· () οὐ () παρὰ () τοῦτο () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐκ () τοῦ () σώματος; ()
[17] Εἰ () ὅλον () τὸ () σῶμα () ὀφθαλμός, () ποῦ () ἡ () ἀκοή; () Εἰ () ὅλον () ἀκοή, () ποῦ () ἡ () ὄσφρησις; ()
[18] Νυνὶ () δὲ () ὁ () θεὸς () ἔθετο () τὰ () μέλη () ἓν () ἕκαστον () αὐτῶν () ἐν () τῷ () σώματι, () καθὼς () ἠθέλησεν. ()
[19] Εἰ () δὲ () ἦν () τὰ () πάντα () ἓν () μέλος, () ποῦ () τὸ () σῶμα; ()
[20] Νῦν () δὲ () πολλὰ () μὲν () μέλη, () ἓν () δὲ () σῶμα. ()
[21] Οὐ () δύναται () δὲ () ὁ () ὀφθαλμὸς () εἰπεῖν () τῇ () χειρί, () Χρείαν () σου () οὐκ () ἔχω· () ἢ () πάλιν () ἡ () κεφαλὴ () τοῖς () ποσίν, () Χρείαν () ὑμῶν () οὐκ () ἔχω. ()
[22] Ἀλλὰ () πολλῷ () μᾶλλον () τὰ () δοκοῦντα () μέλη () τοῦ () σώματος () ἀσθενέστερα () ὑπάρχειν, () ἀναγκαῖά () ἐστιν· ()
[23] καὶ () ἃ () δοκοῦμεν () ἀτιμότερα () εἶναι () τοῦ () σώματος, () τούτοις () τιμὴν () περισσοτέραν () περιτίθεμεν· () καὶ () τὰ () ἀσχήμονα () ἡμῶν () εὐσχημοσύνην () περισσοτέραν () ἔχει· ()
[24] τὰ () δὲ () εὐσχήμονα () ἡμῶν () οὐ () χρείαν () ἔχει· () ἀλλ’ () ὁ () θεὸς () συνεκέρασεν () τὸ () σῶμα, () τῷ () ὑστεροῦντι () περισσοτέραν () δοὺς () τιμήν, ()
[25] ἵνα () μὴ () ᾖ () σχίσματα () ἐν () τῷ () σώματι, () ἀλλὰ () τὸ () αὐτὸ () ὑπὲρ () ἀλλήλων () μεριμνῶσιν () τὰ () μέλη. ()
[26] Καὶ () εἴτε () πάσχει () ἓν () μέλος, () συμπάσχει () πάντα () τὰ () μέλη· () εἴτε () δοξάζεται () ἓν () μέλος, () συγχαίρει () πάντα () τὰ () μέλη. ()
[27] Ὑμεῖς () δέ () ἐστε () σῶμα () χριστοῦ, () καὶ () μέλη () ἐκ () μέρους. ()
[28] Καὶ () οὓς () μὲν () ἔθετο () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () τῇ () ἐκκλησίᾳ () πρῶτον () ἀποστόλους, () δεύτερον () προφήτας, () τρίτον () διδασκάλους, () ἔπειτα () δυνάμεις, () εἶτα () χαρίσματα () ἰαμάτων, () ἀντιλήψεις, () κυβερνήσεις, () γένη () γλωσσῶν. ()
[29] Μὴ () πάντες () ἀπόστολοι; () Μὴ () πάντες () προφῆται; () Μὴ () πάντες () διδάσκαλοι; () Μὴ () πάντες () δυνάμεις; ()
[30] Μὴ () πάντες () χαρίσματα () ἔχουσιν () ἰαμάτων; () Μὴ () πάντες () γλώσσαις () λαλοῦσιν; () Μὴ () πάντες () διερμηνεύουσιν; ()
[31] Ζηλοῦτε () δὲ () τὰ () χαρίσματα () τὰ () κρείττονα. () Καὶ () ἔτι () καθ’ () ὑπερβολὴν () ὁδὸν () ὑμῖν () δείκνυμι. ()

1 Corinthians 12:2 ὅτε ¦ TR om.
1 Corinthians 12:3 Ἰησοῦν … κύριον Ἰησοῦν ¦ CT Ἰησοῦς … κύριος Ἰησοῦς
1 Corinthians 12:6a ὁ δὲ ¦ WH καὶ ὁ
1 Corinthians 12:6b ἐστιν ¦ CT om.
1 Corinthians 12:9a δὲ ¦ CT om.
1 Corinthians 12:9b δὲ ¦ SBL om.
1 Corinthians 12:9c αὐτῷ ¦ CT ἑνὶ
1 Corinthians 12:10a δὲ ¦ SBL om.
1 Corinthians 12:10b δὲ ¦ [NA WH] ¦ SBL TH om.
1 Corinthians 12:10c δὲ ¦ [NA WH] ¦ SBL TH om.
1 Corinthians 12:10d δὲ ¦ CT om.
1 Corinthians 12:10e δὲ ¦ SBL om.
1 Corinthians 12:10f ἑρμηνεία ¦ TH WH ἑρμηνία
1 Corinthians 12:12a ἔχει πολλά ¦ CT πολλὰ ἔχει
1 Corinthians 12:12b τοῦ ἑνός ¦ CT om.
1 Corinthians 12:13 εἰς ¦ CT om.
1 Corinthians 12:18 Νυνὶ ¦ WH Νῦν
1 Corinthians 12:19 τὰ ¦ [WH]
1 Corinthians 12:20 μὲν ¦ WH om.
1 Corinthians 12:21 δὲ ὁ ¦ WH [δὲ] ὁ ¦ PT TR δὲ
1 Corinthians 12:24a ἀλλ ¦ NA27 SBL TH WH ἀλλὰ
1 Corinthians 12:24b ὑστεροῦντι ¦ NA TH WH ὑστερουμένῳ
1 Corinthians 12:25 σχίσματα ¦ CT PCK PT TR σχίσμα
1 Corinthians 12:26a συμπάσχει ¦ PCK συμπάσχη ¦ TH WH συνπάσχει
1 Corinthians 12:26b ἓν ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL TH WH om.
1 Corinthians 12:26c συγχαίρει ¦ PCK συγχαίρη ¦ TH WH συνχαίρει
1 Corinthians 12:28a εἶτα ¦ CT ἔπειτα
1 Corinthians 12:28b ἀντιλήψεις ¦ CT ἀντιλήμψεις
1 Corinthians 12:31 κρείττονα ¦ CT μείζονα

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