1Now concerning spiritual matters, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2You know that you were Gentiles, led away regarding these mute idols, in whatever manner you were led. 3Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4There are different distributions of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are different distributions of ministries, but the same Lord. 6And there are different distributions of works, but it is the same God who works each and every work. 7But the manifestation is given through the Spirit to each one for the profit of all: 8for to one is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another a word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit, 10to another works of power, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another tongues of nationalities, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. 12For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13For by one Spirit we were all immersed into one body; whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit. 14For also 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, is it therefore not of the body? 16And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? 17If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? 18But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He intended. 19And if they were all one member, where would the body be? 20But now indeed there are many members, but yet one body. 21And the 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. 22No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, we clothe them with greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have abundant elegance, 24but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given more abundant honor to that part which is lacking, 25that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28And God has placed some in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that works of power, then gifts of healing, helps, governings, tongues of nationalities. 29Not everyone is an apostle are they? Not everyone is a prophet? Not everyone is a teacher? Not everyone is a worker of power? 30Not everyone has gifts of healing? Not everyone speaks with tongues? Not everyone interprets? 31But earnestly desire the more useful gifts. And yet I show you a way according to excellence.