1 Corinthians 12:1 Cross References - Moffatt

¹ But I want you to understand about spiritual gifts, brothers.

¹ For I would have you know this, my brothers, that while our fathers all lived under the cloud, all crossed through the sea,

⁴ There are varieties of talents, but the same Spirit; ⁵ varieties of service, but the same Lord; ⁶ varieties of effects, but the same God who effects everything in everyone. ⁷ Each receives his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. ⁸ One man is granted words of wisdom by the Spirit, another words of knowledge by the same Spirit; ⁹ one man in the same Spirit has the gift of faith, another in the one Spirit has gifts of healing; ¹⁰ one has prophecy, another the gift of distinguishing spirits, another the gift of 'tongues' in their variety, another the gift of interpreting 'tongues.' ¹¹ But all these effects are produced by one and the same Spirit, apportioning them severally to each individual as he pleases.

¹ Make love your aim, and then set your heart on the spiritual gifts — especially upon prophecy. ² For he who speaks in a 'tongue' addresses God not men; no one understands him; he is talking of divine secrets in the Spirit. ³ On the other hand, he who prophesies addresses men in words that edify, encourage, and console them. ⁴ He who speaks in a 'tongue' edifies himself, whereas he who prophesies edifies the church. ⁵ Now I would like you all to speak with 'tongues,' but I would prefer you to prophesy. The man who prophesies is higher than the man who speaks with 'tongues' — unless indeed the latter interprets, so that the church may get edification. ⁶ Suppose now I were to come to you speaking with 'tongues,' my brothers; what good could I do you, unless I had some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching to lay before you? ⁷ Inanimate instruments, such as the flute or the harp, may give a sound, but if no intervals occur in their music, how can one make out the air that is being played either on flute or on harp? ⁸ If the trumpet sounds indistinct, who will get ready for the fray? ⁹ Well, it is the same with yourselves. Unless your tongue utters language that is readily understood, how can people make out what you say? You will be pouring words into the empty air! ¹⁰ There are ever so many kinds of language in the world, everyone of them meaning something. ¹¹ Well, unless I understand the meaning of what is said to me, I shall appear to the speaker to be talking gibberish, and to my mind he will be talking gibberish himself. ¹² So with yourselves; since your heart is set on possessing 'spirits,' make the edification of the church your aim in this desire to excel. ¹³ Thus a man who speaks in a 'tongue' must pray for the gift of interpreting it. ¹⁴ For if I pray with a 'tongue,' my spirit prays, no doubt, but my mind is no use to anyone. ¹⁵ Very well then, I will pray in the Spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing praise in the Spirit, but I will also sing praise with my mind. ¹⁶ Otherwise, suppose you are blessing God in the Spirit, how is the outsider to say 'Amen' to your thanksgiving? The man does not understand what you are saying! ¹⁷ Your thanksgiving may be all right, but then — the other man is not edified! ¹⁸ Thank God, I speak in 'tongues' more than any of you;

³⁷ If anyone considers himself a prophet or gifted with the Spirit, let him understand that what I write to you is a command of the Lord.

⁸ Now I would like you to know about the distress which befell me in Asia, brothers. I was crushed, crushed far more than I could stand, so much so that I despaired even of life;

¹¹ he granted some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to shepherd and teach,

¹³ We would like you, brothers, to understand about those who are asleep in death. You must not grieve for them, like the rest of men who have no hope.

⁸ Beloved, you must not ignore this one fact, that with the Lord a single day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a single day.