1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.
2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these mute idols, however you were led.
3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is anathema," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit;
5 and there are diversities of ministries, and the same Lord;
6 and there are diversities of workings, but it is the same God who works all in all.
7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is profitable.
8 For to one is given through the Spirit a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit;
10 to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues.
11 But 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, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or free; and we were all made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body also 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 the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body as he willed.
19 And if all were one member, where would the body be?
20 But now there are many members, yet one body.
21 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."
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 less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our uncomely parts have greater comeliness,
24 whereas our comely parts have no need. But God has composed the body together, having given greater honor to the part that lacked,
25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may 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 set some in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?
30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
31 But earnestly desire the better gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.