1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not wish you to be ignorant. 2You know that when you were heathen you went astray after dumb idols, wherever he be led. 3Wherefore I want you to understand that no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except in the Holy Spirit. 4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5there are various forms of service, and the same Lord; 6and varieties of work, and the same God, who works in all. 7Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8For to one man by the Spirit has been given a word of wisdom, to another a word of insight by the same Spirit; 9to one man by the same Spirit is given faith, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit; 10to another the powers which work miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11But the one and the same Spirit gives power to all, distributing his gifts to each as he wills.¶ 12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, although they be many, are one body; so also is Christ. 13And we can see this, for in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jew or Gentile, whether slave or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. 14For the body is not one member, but many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am a hand, I am not part a part the body," would it not indeed be a part of the body? 16Or if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," would it be any less a part of the body? 17If the whole body were an eye, where were hearing? If all were hearing, where were smelling? 18But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body as it has pleased him. 19If all were one member, where would the body be? 20But now there are many members, but one body. 21And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you". nor again of head to the feet, "I have no need for you." 22On the contrary, we need those members of the body which seem to be weaker; 23upon those parts of the body which we esteem less honorable, we bestow more abundant honor, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24For whereas our comely parts have no need, God has tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that member in which lacked; 25that there should be no disunion in the body, but that members mutual care for one another. 26When one member suffers, all the others suffer with it; and when one member is honored, all the members are glad with it.¶ 27Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it. 28And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues." 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? teachers? workers of miracles? 30Have all gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31Desire earnestly the greater gifts. And yet I will go on to show you a still more excellent way.¶