1Now concerning the spiritual things, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.2You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led to the mute idols, however you were led.3Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.5And there are varieties of services, but the same Lord.6And there are varieties of workings, but the same God who activates all things in all.7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is profitable.8For to one through the Spirit is given the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit.9To another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the one Spirit.10To another workings of powers, to another prophecy, to another discernments of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.11All these the one and the same Spirit activates, distributing to each one individually just as he wills.12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so also is the Christ.13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.14For the body is not one member but many.15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," it would not for that reason cease to be of the body.16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," it would not for that reason cease to be of the body.17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?18But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he willed.19If all were one member, where would the body be?20But now there are many members, yet one body.21The 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."22On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary.23And on those members of the body that we think less honorable we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have greater propriety.24But our presentable parts have no need. Yet God has composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it.25So that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.26If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.27Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.28And God has appointed in the assembly first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.29Not all are apostles, not all are prophets, not all are teachers, not all work miracles.30Not all have gifts of healings, not all speak with tongues, not all interpret.31But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.