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1 Corinthians 12

The diversity of gifts of the holie Ghost ought to be used to the edifying of Christ’s Church, 12 As the members of man’s body serve to the use one of another.
1.Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you aignorant.
2.Ye know that ye were Gentiles, and were carried away unto the bdomme idols, as ye were cled.
3.Wherefore, I declare unto you, that no man *speaking by the dSpirit of God, calleth Jesus execrable: also no man can say that *Jesus is the Lord, but by the holie Ghost.
4.Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5.And there are diversities of administrations, but the same Lord.
6.And there are diversities of operations, but God is the same, which worketh all in all,
7.But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man, to eprofit withal.
8.For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom: and to another the word of fknowledge, by the same Spirit:
9.And to another is given gfaith, by the same Spirit: and to another the gifts of healing, by the same Spirit:
10.And to another hthe operations of great works: and to another, Iprophecy: & to another, kthe discerning of spirits: and to another, diversities of tongues: & to another the interpretation of tongues.
11.*And all these things worketh even the self same Spirit, distributing to every man severally as he will.
12.For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, which is one, though they be many, yet are but one body: even so is Christ.
13.For by one Spirit are we all baptised into lone body, whether we be Jews or Grecians, whether we be bond, or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14.For the body also is not one member, but many.
15.If the foot would say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?
16.And if the ear would say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it 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 hath God disposed the members every one of them in the body at his own pleasure.
19.For if they were all one member, where were the body?
20.But now are there many members, yet but mone body.
21.And the eye can not say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor the head again to the feet, I have no need of you.
22.Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seem to be nmore feeble, are necessary.
23.And upon those members of the body, which we think most unhonest, put we more ohonesty on: and our uncomelie parts have more comeliness on.
24.For our comelie parts need it not: but God hath tempered the body together, and hath given the most honour to that part which lacked,
25.Lest there should be any division in the body: but that the members should phave the same care one for another.
26.Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honour, all the members rejoice with it.
27.Now ye are the body of Christ, and members q^for your part.
28.*And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first, Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles: after that, the gifts of healing, rhelpers, sgovernors, diversity of tongues.
29.Are all Apostles? are all Prophets? are all teachers?
30.Are all doers of miracles? have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31.But ^desire you the best gifts, and I will yet shew you a more excellent way.

Notes

1-a.
The Corinthians having notable gifts, seemed to have forgotten, of whom, and for what end they had received them.
2-b.
Which could not hear your prayers.
2-c.
By Satan’s suggestion.
3-*.
Mar. 9.39.
3-*-1.
John 13.13, chap. 8.6, Phil. 2.11.
3-d.
As no man that has the Spirit of God, can blaspheme Christ, and worship idols, so none can acknowledge Christ for Lord & God without the same Spirit.
7-e.
To wit, the Church, which is the whole body.
8-f.
That is, the understanding of the Scriptures.
9-g.
To do only miracles by.
10-h.
To work by miracles against Satan and hypocrites, as was done against Ananias, Elymas, &c.
10-i.
Meaning the declaration of God’s mysteries.
10-k.
To try both the doctrine and the persons.
11-*.
Rom. 12.3, Eph. 4.7.
13-l.
That we might be one body with Christ, and the whole Church one Christ: of the which conjunction Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper are effectual signs: for by baptism we are regenerate into one Spirit, and by the Lord’s Supper we are incorporate into Christ’s body to be governed by the same Spirit.
20-m.
And therefore whatsoever the diversity is, yet the profit ought to be common and serve to the edification of the Church.
22-n.
Whose use seems to be more vile.
23-o.
We are more careful to cover them.
25-p.
Every one in his office for the preservation of the body.
27-q.
For all Churches dispersed throughout the world are divers members of one body. 27
28-*.
Eph. 4.11.
28-r.
As Deacons.
28-s.
As Elders.
31-^.
Or, do you then desire the best gifts.