1 Corinthians 12
Spiritual Gifts
Does Paul wish his brothers to be uninformed about spiritual gifts? (Verse 1)
When the brothers were pagans who were they led astray to? (verse 2)
Were the brothers led? (Verse 2)
Does anyone speaking in the Spirit of God ever say "Jesus is accursed!"? (Verse 3)
Can anyone say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit? (Verse 3)
Are there varieties of gifts? (Verse 4)
Is it the same Spirit? (verse 4)
Are there varieties of service? (verse 5)
Is the Lord the same? (Verse 5)
(Hebrews 13:8, Malachi 3:6, James 1:17, Psalm 102:24-27, 1 Peter:1:24-25, Romans 6:23, Revelation 1:6, Hebrews 10:5-10, Psalm 40:6-8, Luke 2:11)
Are there a variety of activities? (Verse 6)
Who empowers them all in everyone? (verse 6) (Isaiah 42:5) (Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1) (Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 56:3, Philippians 4:6-7, John 14:27, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 John 4:18, Psalm 23:4, Matthew 6:34, 1 Peter 5:6-7, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 55:22, Mark 6:50, Deuteronomy 31:6, Isaiah 41:13-14, Psalm 46:1, Psalm 118:6-7, Proverbs 29:25, Mark 4:39-40, Psalm 34:7, 1 Peter 3:14, Psalm 34:4, Deuteronomy 3:22, Revelation 1:17, Mark 5:36, Romans 8, Zephaniah 3:17, Psalm 91:1-16)
Why is the manifestation given to each? (verse 7)
How are the gifts given? (verse 8)
What gifts are mentioned in verse 8-10?
How are each one of the gifts empowered? (Verse 11)
Who apportions to each? (verse 11)
What determines how each one is apportioned gifts? (verse 11)
One Body with Many Members
How is the body of Christ described? (Verse 12)
What were we all baptized into? (verse 13)
What were all made to drink of (verse 13)
Does the body consist of one member? (Verse 14)
If a part of the body says they don't belong to the body because they are not a different part, are they any less a part of the body? (Verse 15-16)
Who arranged the members in the body? (Verse 18) (Isaiah 45:9, Romans 9:20, Isaiah 64:8)
How did God arrange each member in the body? (Verse 18) (Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 49:15, Psalm 71:6, Galatians 1:15)
Are there many parts? (Verse 20)
Is there one body? (Verse 20)
What were we all baptized into? (verse 13)
What were all made to drink of (verse 13)
Does the body consist of one member? (Verse 14)
If a part of the body says they don't belong to the body because they are not a different part, are they any less a part of the body? (Verse 15-16)
Who arranged the members in the body? (Verse 18) (Isaiah 45:9, Romans 9:20, Isaiah 64:8)
How did God arrange each member in the body? (Verse 18) (Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 139:13, Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 49:15, Psalm 71:6, Galatians 1:15)
Are there many parts? (Verse 20)
Is there one body? (Verse 20)
Can one part say to another, "I have no need of you"? (verse 21)
Are there parts of the body that and indispensable? (verse 22)
What are the parts of the body that seem to be weaker? (Verse 22)
Are there parts of the body that and indispensable? (verse 22)
What are the parts of the body that seem to be weaker? (Verse 22)
To what parts of the body do we bestow the greater honor? (verse 23)
What parts of the body are treated with greater modesty? (verse 23)
Do our more presentable parts require greater modesty? (Verse 24)
To what part has God given greater honor to? (verse 24)
Why has God given greater honor to these parts? (Verse 24-25)
Who should have the same care for one another? (Verse 25) (Romans 12:10)
Who suffers if one member of the body suffers? (Verse 26)
Who rejoices together if one member is honored? (Verse 26)
Who is the body of Christ? (Verse 27)
Who has God appointed in the church? (verse 28)
What should we desire? (Verse 31)
What will Paul show? (verse 31)
Interpretation
Does Paul say that they were led by the idols? (Verse 2)
(1 Corinthians 10:20, Deuteronomy 32:17, Psalms 106:37)
Thoughts
"If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell?" - verse 17
"On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,
which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,
that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together." - verse 22-26
"If all were a single member, where would the body be?" - verse 19
"Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
But earnestly desire the higher gifts." - verse 29-31
"On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,
which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,
that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together." - verse 22-26
"If all were a single member, where would the body be?" - verse 19
"Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
But earnestly desire the higher gifts." - verse 29-31
1 Corinthians 12 English Standard Version (ESV)
Spiritual Gifts
12 Now concerning[a] spiritual gifts,[b] brothers,[c] I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
One Body with Many Members
12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves[d] or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19 If all were a single member, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts,[e] yet one body.
21 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.” 22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, 24 which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly desire the higher gifts.
And I will show you a still more excellent way.
Footnotes:
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 Or spiritual persons
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- 1 Corinthians 12:20 Or members; also verse 22
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 Or spiritual persons
- 1 Corinthians 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- 1 Corinthians 12:20 Or members; also verse 22
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