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Now concerning spiritual things, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
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Ye know that, when ye were Gentiles, [ye were] led away unto the dumb idols as ye might be led.
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Wherefore I give you to know, that no one speaking in [the] Spirit of God saith, Jesus [is] accursed, and no one can say, Lord Jesus, unless in [the] Holy Spirit.
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Now there are differences of gifts, but the same Spirit,
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and there are differences of services, and the same Lord,
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and there are differences of operations, but the same God that operateth all things in all.
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But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit.
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For to one, through the Spirit, is given [the] word of wisdom, and to another [the] word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
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to a different one faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
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and to another operations of powers, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits; to a different one kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
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But all these things operateth the one and the same Spirit, dividing in particular to each as he pleaseth.
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For even as the body is one and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
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For by one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
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For also the body is not one member but many.
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If the foot shall say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, it is not on this account not of the body;
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and if the ear say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, it is not on this account not of the body.
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If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? If all hearing, where the smelling?
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But now God set the members each one of them in the body according as he pleased.
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And if they all were one member, where the body?
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But now [are there] many members, and one body.
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And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee; or, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
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But much more the members of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary:
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and those which we think to be less honourable [members] of the body, on these we put more abundant honour, and our uncomely [members] have more abundant comeliness;
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but our comely [members] have no need. But God blended the body together, having given more abundant honour to that which lacked,
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that there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have the same concern one for another.
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And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with [it]: whether a member is glorified, all the members rejoice with [it].
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Now ye are Christ’s body, and members in particular.
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And God set some in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then powers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, kinds of tongues.
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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all powers?
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Have all gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
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But desire earnestly the greater gifts, and yet I show you a way of exceeding excellence.