Verse 7
1 Corinthians 12:7
Bible in Basic English
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But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.
Original Language Text
greek
ἑκάστῳ δὲ δίδοται ἡ φανέρωσις τοῦ πνεύματος πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον.
English Translation
To each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
1
But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.
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You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after image...
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So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God (...
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Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.
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And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord.
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And there are different operations, but the same God (Elohim), who is working all things in all.
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But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.
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For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through t...
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To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spi...
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And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the p...
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But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as h...
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12
For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.
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For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants...
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For the body is not one part, but a number of parts.
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If the foot says, Because I am not the hand, I am not a part of the body; it is no less a part of th...
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And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body...
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If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smell...
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But now God (Elohim) has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.
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And if they were all one part, where would the body be?
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But now they are all different parts, but one body.
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And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no...
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No, those parts which seem to be feeble are the more necessary;
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And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to th...
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But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been...
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So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one a...
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And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is ho...
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Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.
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And God (Elohim) has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; the...
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Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?
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Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?
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But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointi...
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