1. Now concerning spiritual matters, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:

2. You know that you were Gentiles, led away regarding these mute idols, in whatever manner you were led.

3. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

4. There are different distributions of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5. And there are different distributions of ministries, but the same Lord.

6. And there are different distributions of works, but it is the same God who works each and every work.

7. But the manifestation is given through the Spirit to each one for the profit of all:

8. for to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another a word of knowledge through the same Spirit,

9. to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit,

10. to another works of power, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another tongues of nationalities, to another the interpretation of tongues.

11. But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

12. For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

13. For by one Spirit we were all immersed into one body; whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

14. For also the body is not one member but many.

15. If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

16. And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

17. If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

18. But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He intended.

19. And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

20. But now indeed there are many members, but yet one body.

21. And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

22. No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

23. And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, we clothe them with greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have abundant elegance,

24. but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given more abundant honor to that part which is lacking,

25. that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

26. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

28. And God has placed some in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that works of power, then gifts of healing, helps, governings, tongues of nationalities.

29. Not everyone is an apostle are they? Not everyone is a prophet? Not everyone is a teacher? Not everyone is a worker of power?

30. Not everyone has gifts of healing? Not everyone speaks with tongues? Not everyone interprets?

31. But earnestly desire the more useful gifts. And yet I show you a way according to excellence.