irit.
(4)Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. (5)And
there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. (6)And
there are diversities of operations, but the same God who works all in
all. (7)But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for
profiting. (8)For to one is given through the Spirit the word of
wisdom; to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
(9)to another faith, by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healings
by the one Spirit; (10)to another the working of miracles; to another
prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another diversities of
tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. (11)But all these
works the one and self-same Spirit, dividing to each one severally as
he will.
(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 by
one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks,
whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
(14)For the body is not one member, but many. (15)If the foot say:
Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not
of the body. (16)And if the ear say: Because I am not an eye, I am not
of the body; it is not 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, God set the members each one of them in the body, as it
pleased him. (19)And if they were all one member, where were the body?
(20)But now there are many members, but one body. (21)And the eye can
not say to 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 which
we think to be less honorable parts of the body, on these we bestow
more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant
comeliness. (24)And our comely parts have no need; but God attempered
the body together, giving more abundant honor to that which lacked;
(25)that there may be no division in the body, but that the members
should have the same care one for another. (26)And whether one member
suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all
the members rejoice with it.
(27)Now ye are the body of Christ, and members each one[12:27].
(28)And God set some in the church, apostles fi
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