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1 Corinthians 12

The Use of Spiritual Gifts

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Nowg1161 concerningg4012  aspiritualg4152 gifts, brethreng80,  bI do not wantg2309 you to be unawareg50.

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 aYou knowg3609a that wheng3753 you were pagansg1484, you were  bledg520 astrayg520 to the  cmuteg880 idolsg1497, howeverg5613g302 you were ledg71.

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Thereforeg1352 I makeg1107 knowng1107 to you that nog3762 oneg3762 speakingg2980  1 aby the Spiritg4151 of Godg2316 saysg3004, "Jesusg2424 is  2 baccursedg331"; and nog3762 oneg3762 cang1410 sayg3004, "Jesusg2424 is  cLordg2962," exceptg1508  1 aby the Holyg40 Spiritg4151.

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Nowg1161 there are  avarietiesg1243 of giftsg5486, but the sameg846 Spiritg4151.

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And there are varietiesg1243 of ministriesg1248, and the sameg846 Lordg2962.

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There are varietiesg1243 of effectsg1755, but the sameg846  aGodg2316 who worksg1754 allg3956 thingsg3956 in allg3956 persons.

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But to eachg1538 oneg1538 is giveng1325 the manifestationg5321 of the Spiritg4151  afor the commong4851a goodg4851a.

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For to oneg3739g3303a is giveng1325 the wordg3056 of  awisdomg4678 throughg1223 the Spiritg4151, and to anotherg243 the wordg3056 of  bknowledgeg1108 accordingg2596 to the sameg846 Spiritg4151;

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to anotherg2087  afaithg4102  1by the sameg846 Spiritg4151, and to anotherg243  bgiftsg5486 of  2healingg2386  1by the oneg1520 Spiritg4151,

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and to anotherg243 the  1effectingg1755 of  2 amiraclesg1411, and to anotherg243  bprophecyg4394, and to anotherg243 the  3 cdistinguishingg1253 of spiritsg4151, to anotherg2087 various  dkindsg1085 of tonguesg1100, and to anotherg243 the  einterpretationg2058 of tonguesg1100.

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But oneg1520 and the sameg846 Spiritg4151 worksg1754 allg3956 theseg3778 thingsg3778,  adistributingg1244 to eachg1538 oneg1538 individuallyg2398 justg2531a as He willsg1014.

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For eveng2509  aas the bodyg4983 is oneg1520 and yet hasg2192 manyg4183 membersg3196, and allg3956 the membersg3196 of the bodyg4983, though they are manyg4183, are oneg1520 bodyg4983,  bsog3779 alsog2532 is Christg5547.

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For  1 aby oneg1520 Spiritg4151 we were allg3956 baptizedg907 into oneg1520 bodyg4983, whetherg1535a  bJewsg2453 org1535a Greeksg1672, whetherg1535a slavesg1401 org1535a freeg1658, and we were allg3956 madeg4222 to  cdrinkg4222 of oneg1520 Spiritg4151.

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For  athe bodyg4983 is not oneg1520 memberg3196, but manyg4183.

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Ifg1437 the footg4228 saysg3004, "Becauseg3754 I amg1510 not a handg5495, I amg1510 not a part of the bodyg4983," it is not for thisg3778 reasong3844  1anyg3756 the lessg3756 a part of the bodyg4983.

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And ifg1437 the earg3775 saysg3004, "Becauseg3754 I amg1510 not an eyeg3788, I amg1510 not a part of the bodyg4983," it is not for thisg3778 reasong3844  1anyg3756 the lessg3756 a part of the bodyg4983.

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Ifg1487 the wholeg3650 bodyg4983 were an eyeg3788, whereg4226 would the hearingg189 be? Ifg1487 the wholeg3650 were hearingg189, whereg4226 would the senseg3750 of smellg3750 be?

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But nowg3568 Godg2316 has  aplacedg5087 the membersg3196, eachg1538 oneg1520 of them, in the bodyg4983,  bjustg2531a as He desiredg2309.

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Ifg1487 they were allg3956 oneg1520 memberg3196, whereg4226 would the bodyg4983 be?

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But nowg3568  athere are manyg4183 membersg3196, but oneg1520 bodyg4983.

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And the eyeg3788 cannotg1410g3756 sayg3004 to the handg5495, "I haveg2192 nog3756 needg5532 of you"; org2228 againg3825 the headg2776 to the feetg4228, "I haveg2192 nog3756 needg5532 of you."

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On the contraryg235,  1it is muchg4183 truerg3123 that the membersg3196 of the bodyg4983 which seemg1380 to be weakerg772 are necessaryg316;

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and those members of the bodyg4983 whichg3739 we  1deemg1380 lessg820 honorableg820,  2on theseg3778 we bestowg4060 moreg4053 abundantg4053 honorg5092, and our lessg820 presentableg809 members becomeg2192 muchg622 moreg4053 presentableg2157,

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whereasg1161 our moreg4053 presentableg2158 members haveg2192 nog3756 needg5532 of it. But Godg2316 has so composedg4786 the bodyg4983, givingg1325 moreg4053 abundantg4053 honorg5092 to that member which lackedg5302,

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sog2443 that there may be nog3361  1divisiong4978 in the bodyg4983, but that the membersg3196 may haveg3309 the sameg846 careg3309 for oneg240 anotherg240.

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And ifg1535a oneg1520 memberg3196 suffersg3958, allg3956 the membersg3196 sufferg4841 with it; ifg1535a one memberg3196 is  1honoredg1392, allg3956 the membersg3196 rejoiceg4796 with it.

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Nowg1161 you are  aChrist'sg5547 bodyg4983, and  bindividuallyg3313 membersg3196 of it.

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And Godg2316 has  1 aappointedg5087 in  bthe churchg1577, firstg4413  capostlesg652, secondg1208  dprophetsg4396, thirdg5154  eteachersg1320, theng1899  2 fmiraclesg1411, theng1899  ggiftsg5486 of healingsg2386, helpsg484,  hadministrationsg2941, various  ikindsg1085 of tonguesg1100.

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Allg3956 are not apostlesg652, are they? Allg3956 are not prophetsg4396, are they? Allg3956 are not teachersg1320, are they? Allg3956 are not workers of  1miraclesg1411, are they?

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Allg3956 do not haveg2192 giftsg5486 of healingsg2386, do they? Allg3956 do not speakg2980 with tonguesg1100, do they? Allg3956 do not  ainterpretg1329, do they?

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But  aearnestlyg2206 desireg2206 the greaterg3173 giftsg5486.

And I showg1166 you a stillg2089 moreg5236 excellentg5236 wayg3598.



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