Modern Literal Version
[1 Corinthians 12]
12:1 Now brethren, I do not wish you* to be ignorant concerning spiritual gifts. 12:2 You* know that when you* were Gentiles you* were led away to those voiceless idols, as you* might be lednow. 12:3 Hence I make known to you*, that no one speaking in the Spirit of God says, Jesus is accursed, and no one can say, Jesus is Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.
12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts*, but the same Spirit. 12:5 And there are diversities of services and the same Lord. 12:6 And there are diversities of workings, but it is the same God, who is working all things in all. 12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is advantageous: 12:8 for* the word of wisdom is given to one through the Spirit, and to another, the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; 12:9 and to another, miraculous faith, in the same Spirit; and to another, gifts* of healing, in the same Spirit; 12:10 and to another, workings of miracles; and to another, prophecy; and to another, the discerning of spirits; to another, varieties of languages; and to another, the translation of foreign languages; 12:11 but the one and the same Spirit is working all these things, sectioning to each one in his own way just-as he wills.
12:12 For* just-as the body is one and has many members and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. 12:13 For* also, we were all immersed* into one body, in one Spirit, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, and all were given to drink into one Spirit. 12:14 For* the body is not one member, but many. 12:15 If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not from the body; by this, is it not from the body? 12:16 And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not from the body; by this, is it not from the body? 12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where is the hearing? If the whole body were hearing, where is the sense of smell?12:18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just-as he willed. 12:19And if they were all one member, where is the body? 12:20 But now they are indeed many members, but one body. 12:21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you*. 12:22 But much rather, those members of the body that seem to be* weak are necessary; 12:23 and those parts of the body, which we think to be moredishonored, we place even-more honor upon these, and our indecent parts have even-more decency; 12:24 but our decent parts have no need. But God mixed the body together, giving even-more honor to that part which lacks; 12:25 that* no splits should be in the body; but that* the members should have the same anxiety on behalf of one another. 12:26 And if one member is suffering, all the members are suffering with it. If one member is glorified, all the members are rejoicing with it. 12:27 Now you* are the body of Christ and members individually. 12:28 And God has placed some in the congregation, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, thereafter miracles, thereafter gifts* of healing, helps, those who pilot others, those with varieties of languages. 12:29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? 12:30 All do not have gifts* of healing, do they? All do not speak with foreign languages, do they? All do not translate, do they? 12:31 But be zealous for the better gifts*. And I show to you* still a surpassingly-better way.
Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1987, 1999, 2013 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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