圣灵的恩赐
1弟兄姊妹，谈到圣灵的恩赐，我不希望你们无知。 2你们知道，自己在信主前曾受到迷惑和引诱去拜不会说话的偶像。 3因此我希望你们知道，一个被上帝的灵感动的人绝不会说“耶稣该受咒诅”；若不是受了圣灵的感动，没有人会说“耶稣是主”。
4恩赐各有不同，但圣灵是同一位。 5事奉各有不同，但主是同一位。 6工作各有不同，但上帝是同一位，祂在众人当中成就万事。 7圣灵给各人不同的恩赐为要使众人得益处。 8这人从圣灵领受智言，那人从圣灵领受知识； 9圣灵赐这人信心，赐那人医病的恩赐； 10圣灵使这人能行神迹，使那人能做先知讲道；使这人能辨别诸灵，使那人能说方言12:10 “方言”或译“语言”。，又使另一人能翻译方言。 11这一切都是同一位圣灵所赐的，是祂按自己的旨意分别赐给各人的。
同属一个身体
12这如同一个身体有许多肢体，肢体虽多，仍同属一个身体。基督的身体也是这样。 13不论是犹太人或希腊人，是奴隶或自由人，我们都领受了同一位圣灵的洗礼，归入了同一个身体，同饮一位圣灵。
14人的身体并非只有一个肢体，乃是由许多肢体组成的。 15如果脚说：“我不是手，所以我不属于身体。”难道脚就因此不属于身体吗？ 16如果耳朵说：“我不是眼睛，所以我不属于身体。”难道耳朵就因此不属于身体吗？ 17如果整个身体是一只眼睛，哪里有听觉呢？如果整个身体是一只耳朵，哪里有嗅觉呢？
18但事实上，上帝按自己的旨意将各个肢体安置在身体上了。 19如果全身只有一个肢体，还会是身体吗？ 20如今肢体虽多，但身体只有一个。 21眼睛不能对手说：“我不需要你。”头也不能对脚说：“我不需要你。”
22相反，看起来不太重要的肢体事实上是不可或缺的。 23我们认为身体上不体面的肢体，越要加以美化；不雅观的肢体，越要精心呵护。 24我们身上体面的肢体用不着美化。上帝把身体的各肢体安排在一起，使那些不体面的肢体更体面， 25这样身体各肢体才可以彼此相顾，不会分门别类。 26如果身体某个肢体感到痛苦，全身也一同受苦。如果某个肢体得到荣耀，全身也一同喜乐。
27你们正是基督身体的不同肢体。 28上帝在教会中设立的第一是使徒，第二是先知，第三是教师，其次是行神迹的，然后是有医病恩赐的，帮助别人的，管理事务的，说各种方言的。 29岂是都做使徒吗？都做先知吗？都做教师吗？都行神迹吗？ 30都有医病的恩赐吗？都懂得说方言吗？都会翻译方言吗？ 31你们应该热心追求更大的恩赐。
现在，我要将一条奇妙无比的道路指示你们！
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1Brothers and sisters, I want you to know about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 2You know that at one time you were unbelievers. You were somehow drawn away to worship statues of gods that couldn’t even speak. 3So I want you to know that no one who is speaking with the help of God’s Spirit says, “May Jesus be cursed.” And without the help of the Holy Spirit no one can say, “Jesus is Lord.”
4There are different kinds of gifts. But they are all given to believers by the same Spirit. 5There are different ways to serve. But they all come from the same Lord. 6There are different ways the Spirit works. But the same God is working in all these ways and in all people.
7The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way. That is for the good of all. 8To some people the Spirit gives a message of wisdom. To others the same Spirit gives a message of knowledge. 9To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing. 10To others he gives the power to do miracles. To others he gives the ability to prophesy. To others he gives the ability to tell the spirits apart. To others he gives the ability to speak in different kinds of languages they had not known before. And to still others he gives the ability to explain what was said in those languages. 11All the gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives gifts to each person, just as he decides.
One Body but Many Parts
12There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. 13We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. 14So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts.
15Suppose the foot says, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 16And suppose the ear says, “I am not an eye. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body.
21The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without. 23The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care. 24The parts that can be shown don’t need special care. But God has put together all the parts of the body. And he has given more honor to the parts that didn’t have any. 25In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another. 26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy.
27You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it. 28First, God has placed apostles in the church. Second, he has placed prophets in the church. Third, he has placed teachers in the church. Then he has given to the church miracles and gifts of healing. He also has given the gift of helping others and the gift of guiding the church. God also has given the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages. 29Is everyone an apostle? Is everyone a prophet? Is everyone a teacher? Do all work miracles? 30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in languages they had not known before? Do all explain what is said in those languages? 31But above all, you should want the more important gifts.
Love Is Necessary
But now I will show you the best way of all.
