1Cor 12 | ESV | STEP | Now concerning spiritual gifts , brothers , I do not want you to be uninformed .

1 Now ^aconcerning ^{▼▼The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1} spiritual gifts, ^{▼▼Or spiritual persons} brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that ^ewhen you were pagans ^fyou were led astray to ^gmute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that ^hno one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is ⁱaccursed!” and ^jno one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.

4 Now ^kthere are varieties of gifts, but ^lthe same Spirit; 5 and ^mthere are varieties of service, but ⁿthe same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is ^othe same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 ^pTo each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of ^qwisdom, and to another the utterance of ^rknowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another ^sfaith by the same Spirit, to another ^tgifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another ^uthe working of miracles, to another ^vprophecy, to another ^wthe ability to distinguish between spirits, to another ^xvarious kinds of tongues, to another ^ythe interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, ^zwho apportions to each one individually ^aaas he wills.

One Body with Many Members

12 For just as ^abthe body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, ^acso it is with Christ. 13 For ^adin one Spirit we were all baptized into one body— ^aeJews or Greeks, slaves ^{▼▼Or servants; Greek bondservants} or free—and ^agall were made to drink of one Spirit.

14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18 But as it is, ^ahGod arranged the members in the body, each one of them, ^aias he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, ^{▼▼Or members; also verse 22} yet one body.

21 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 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, 25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, ^akall rejoice together.

27 Now ^alyou are the body of Christ and individually ^ammembers of it. 28 And ^anGod has appointed in the church first ^aoapostles, second ^approphets, third teachers, then ^aqmiracles, then ^argifts of healing, ^ashelping, ^atadministrating, and ^auvarious kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But ^avearnestly desire the higher gifts.

And I will show you a still more excellent way.