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Now concerning aspiritual gifts, brethren, bI do not want you to be unaware.
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aYou know that when you were pagans, you were bled astray to the cmute idols, however you were led.
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Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking aby the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is baccursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is cLord," except aby the Holy Spirit.
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Now there are avarieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
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And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
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There are varieties of effects, but the same aGod who works all things in all persons.
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But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit afor the common good.
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For to one is given the word of awisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of bknowledge according to the same Spirit;
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to another afaith by the same Spirit, and to another bgifts of healing by the one Spirit,
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and to another the effecting of amiracles, and to another bprophecy, and to another the cdistinguishing of spirits, to another various dkinds of tongues, and to another the einterpretation of tongues.
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But one and the same Spirit works all these things, adistributing to each one individually just as He wills.
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For even aas the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, bso also is Christ.
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For aby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether bJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to cdrink of one Spirit.
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For athe body is not one member, but many.
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If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.
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And if the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.
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If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
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But now God has aplaced the members, each one of them, in the body, bjust as He desired.
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If they were all one member, where would the body be?
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But now athere are many members, but one body.
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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."
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On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;
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and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,
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whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,
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so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
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And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
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Now you are aChrist's body, and bindividually members of it.
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And God has aappointed in bthe church, first capostles, second dprophets, third eteachers, then fmiracles, then
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Now concerning aspiritual gifts, brethren, bI do not want you to be unaware.
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aYou know that when you were pagans, you were bled astray to the cmute idols, however you were led.
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Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking aby the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is baccursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is cLord," except aby the Holy Spirit.
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Now there are avarieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
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And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
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There are varieties of effects, but the same aGod who works all things in all persons.
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But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit afor the common good.
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For to one is given the word of awisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of bknowledge according to the same Spirit;
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to another afaith by the same Spirit, and to another bgifts of healing by the one Spirit,
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and to another the effecting of amiracles, and to another bprophecy, and to another the cdistinguishing of spirits, to another various dkinds of tongues, and to another the einterpretation of tongues.
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But one and the same Spirit works all these things, adistributing to each one individually just as He wills.
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For even aas the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, bso also is Christ.
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For aby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether bJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to cdrink of one Spirit.
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For athe body is not one member, but many.
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If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.
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And if the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.
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If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
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But now God has aplaced the members, each one of them, in the body, bjust as He desired.
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If they were all one member, where would the body be?
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But now athere are many members, but one body.
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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."
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On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;
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and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,
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whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,
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so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
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And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
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Now you are aChrist's body, and bindividually members of it.
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And God has aappointed in bthe church, first capostles, second dprophets, third eteachers, then fmiracles, then