{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/1-corinthians/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-28T20:59:19.495Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"1 Corinthians","bookSlug":"1-corinthians","chapter":12,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":16,"totalVerses":31},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Now concerning spiritual <i>gifts</i>, brethren, I would not have you ignorant."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and <i>that</i> no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another <i>divers</i> kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also <i>is</i> Christ."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether <i>we be</i> Jews or Gentiles, whether <i>we be</i> bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For the body is not one member, but many."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"If the whole body <i>were</i> an eye, where <i>were</i> the hearing? If the whole <i>were</i> hearing, where <i>were</i> the smelling?"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And if they were all one member, where <i>were</i> the body?"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"But now <i>are they</i> many members, yet but one body."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And those <i>members</i> of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely <i>parts</i> have more abundant comeliness."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"For our comely <i>parts</i> have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that <i>part</i> which lacked:"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"That there should be no schism in the body; but <i>that</i> the members should have the same care one for another."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"<i>Are</i> all apostles? <i>are</i> all prophets? <i>are</i> all teachers? <i>are</i> all workers of miracles?"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Corinthians 12 (KJV)","markdown":"[1 Corinthians 12](https://primebible.com/kjv/1-corinthians/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/1-corinthians/12 (accessed 2026-05-28)."}}