Instructions in Spiritual Gifts
1   Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2   You know that you were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as you were led.
3   Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
4   Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5   And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6   And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who works all in all.
7   But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.
8   For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9    To another faith  by  the  same  Spirit;  to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10   To another the working of miracles; to another   prophecy;   to   another   discerning   of spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11   But in all these works that one and same Spirit, dividing to every man individually as he will.

Many Members Make up one Church Body
12   For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13   For by one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14   For the body is not one member, but many.
15   If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16   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?
17   If  the  whole  body were  an  eye,  where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
18   But now has God set the members every one of them in the body, as it has pleased him.
19   And if they were all one member, where would be the body?
20   But now are they many members, yet but one body.
21   And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of you: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22   Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23   And those members of the body, which we think  to  be  less  honorable,  upon  these  we bestow more abundant honor; and our less respectable parts have greater respect.
24   For our more respectable parts have no need: but God has arranged the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked:
25   That there should be no schism in the body;  but  that  the  members  should  have  the same care one for another.
26   And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27   Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

Priorities in Spiritual Gifts
28   And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helpers, administrators, various kinds of tongues.
29   Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30   Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31   But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet I show unto you a more excellent way.