CLV(i)
1 Now concerning the spiritual endowments, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant."
2 You are aware that when you were of the nations, you were led away to the voiceless idols, as ever you were led."
3 Wherefore I am making known to you that no one, speaking by God's spirit, is saying, "Anathema is Jesus.And no one is able to say "Lord is Jesusexcept by holy spirit."
4 Now there are apportionments of graces, yet the same spirit,
5 and there are apportionments of services, and the same Lord,
6 and there are apportionments of operations, yet the same God Who is operating all in all."
7 Now to each one is being given the manifestation of the spirit, with a view to expedience."
8 For to one, indeed, through the spirit, is being given the word of wisdom, yet to another the word of knowledge, according to the same spirit"
9 yet to another faith, by the same spirit, yet to another the graces of healing, by the one spirit,
10 yet to another operations of powerful deeds, yet to another prophecy, yet to another discrimination of spirits, yet to another species of languages, yet to another translation of languages."
11 Now all these one and the same spirit is operating, apportioning to each his own, according as He is intending."
12 For even as the body is one and has many members, yet all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, thus also is the Christ."
13 For in one spirit also we all are baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and all are made to imbibe one spirit."
14 For the body also is not one member, but many."
15 If the foot should be saying, "Seeing that I am not a hand, I am not of the body,not for this is it not the body."
16 And if the ear should be saying, "Seeing that I am not an eye, I am not of the bodynot for this is it not of the body."
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where the scent?
18 Yet now God placed the members, each one of them, in the body according as He wills. "
19 Now if it were all one member, where were the body?
20 Yet now there are, indeed, many members, yet one body."
21 Yet the eye can not say to the hand, "I have no need of you,or, again, the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
22 Nay, much rather, those members of the body supposed to be inherently weaker are necessary,
23 and which we suppose to be a more dishonored part of the body, these we are investing with more exceeding honor, and our indecent members have more exceeding respectability."
24 Now our respectable members have no need, but God blends the body together, giving to that which is deficient more exceeding honor,
25 that there may be no schism in the body, but the members may be solicitous for one another."
26 And whether one member is suffering, all the members are sympathizing, or one member is being esteemed, all the members are rejoicing with it."
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members of a part,
28 whom also God, indeed, placed in the ecclesia, first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, thereupon powers, thereupon graces of healing, supports, pilotage, species of languages."
29 Not all are apostles. Not all are prophets. Not all are teachers. Not all have powers.
30 Not all have the graces of healing. Not all are speaking languages. Not all are interpreting.
31 Yet be zealous for the greater graces. And still I am showing you a path, suited to transcendence."