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1 Corinthians 12 - Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

September 9
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Gifts from the Holy Spirit

12 1Now, brothers [and sisters], I want you to understand about spiritual [gifts].
2You remember the lives you lived before you were believers. You let yourselves
be influenced and led away [to worship] idols* --things that have no life. 3So I
tell you that no person that is speaking with the help of God's Spirit says, "Jesus
be cursed." And no person can say, "Jesus is Lord," without the help of the Holy
Spirit.*

4There are different kinds of [spiritual] gifts; but [they are all from] the same
Spirit.* 5There are different ways to serve; but [all these ways are from] the same
Lord. 6And there are different ways that God works in people; but [all these ways
are from] the same God. God works in us all to do everything. 7Something from the
Spirit can be seen in each person. The Spirit gives this to each person to help
other people. 8The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. And
the same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge. 9The
same Spirit gives faith to one person. And that one Spirit gives another person
gifts of healing. 10The Spirit gives to another person the power to do miracles,*
to another person the ability to prophesy,* to another person the ability to know
the difference between good and evil spirits. The Spirit* gives one person the ability
to speak in different kinds of languages, and to another person the ability to interpret
those languages. 11One Spirit, the same Spirit, does all these things. The Spirit
decides what to give each person.
The Body of Christ
12A person's body is only one thing, but it has many parts. Yes, there are many
parts to a body, but all those parts make only one body. Christ is like that too:
13Some of us are Jews and some of us are Greeks (non-Jews); some of us are slaves
and some of us are free. But we were all baptized* into one body through one Spirit.*
And we were all given* the one Spirit.

14And a person's body has more than one part. It has many parts. 15The foot might
say, "I am not a hand. So I don't belong to the body." But saying this would not
stop the foot from being a part of the body. 16The ear might say, "I am not an
eye. So I don't belong to the body." But saying this would not make the ear stop
being a part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, then the body would
not be able to hear. If the whole body were an ear, then the body would not be able
to smell anything. 18-19If each part of the body were the same part, then there
would be no body. But truly God put the parts in the body like he wanted them. He
made a place for each one of them. 20And so there are many parts, but only one body.
21The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to
the foot, "I don't need you!" 22No! Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker
are really very important. 23And the parts of the body that we think are not worth
very much are the parts that we give the most care to. And we give special care
to the parts of the body that we don't want to show. 24The more beautiful parts
of our body don't need this special care. But God put the body together and gave
more honor to the parts that need it. 25God did this so that our body would not
be divided. God wanted the different parts to care the same for each other. 26If
one part of the body suffers, then all the other parts suffer with it. Or if one
part of our body is honored, then all the other parts share its honor too.

27All of you together are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of that
body. 28And in the church God has given a place first to apostles,* second to prophets,*
and third to teachers. Then God has given a place to those people that do miracles,*
those people that have gifts of healing, those people that can help others, those
people that are able to lead, and those people that can speak in different kinds
of languages. 29Not all people are apostles. Not all people are prophets. Not all
people are teachers. Not all people do miracles. 30Not all people have gifts of
healing. Not all people speak in [different kinds of] languages. Not all people
interpret those languages. 31But you should truly want to have the greater gifts
[of the Spirit*].
Love Is the Best Gift

And now I will show you the best way of all.

Footnotes: idol(s) False gods made from wood or stone and worshiped by the non-Jewish
people. Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ,
and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people
in the world. miracles Amazing works done by God's power. prophesy To speak or teach
things from God. baptized A Greek word meaning to be immersed, dipped, or buried
briefly under water. given Literally, "given to drink." apostles The men Jesus
chose to represent him in a special way. prophets People that speak for God.

"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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