Spiritual Gifts
1 My friends, you asked me about spiritual gifts. 2 I want you to remember that before you became followers of the Lord, you were led in all the wrong ways by idols that cannot even talk. 3 Now I want you to know that if you are led by God's Spirit, you will say that Jesus is Lord, and you will never curse Jesus.
4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they all come from the same Spirit. 5 There are different ways to serve the same Lord, 6 and we can each do different things. Yet the same God works in all of us and helps us in everything we do.
7 The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others. 8 Some of us can speak with wisdom, while others can speak with knowledge, but these gifts come from the same Spirit. 9 To others the Spirit has given great faith or the power to heal the sick 10 or the power to work mighty miracles. Some of us are prophets, and some of us recognize when God's Spirit is present. Others can speak different kinds of languages, and still others can tell what these languages mean. 11 But it is the Spirit who does all this and decides which gifts to give to each of us.
One Body with Many Parts
12 The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. 13 Some of us are Jews, and others are Gentiles. Some of us are slaves, and others are free. But God's Spirit baptized each of us and made us part of the body of Christ. Now we each drink from that same Spirit.
14 Our bodies don't have just one part. They have many parts. 15 Suppose a foot says, “I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body? 16 Or suppose an ear says, “I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body? 17 If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing. 18 But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best.
19 A body isn't really a body, unless there is more than one part. 20 It takes many parts to make a single body. 21 That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet. 22 In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest. 23 We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts, 24 but we don't have to be modest about other parts.
God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable. 25 He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others. 26 If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honored, the whole body will be happy.
27 Together you are the body of Christ. Each one of you is part of his body. 28 First, God chose some people to be apostles and prophets and teachers for the church. But he also chose some to work miracles or heal the sick or help others or be leaders or speak different kinds of languages. 29 Not everyone is an apostle. Not everyone is a prophet. Not everyone is a teacher. Not everyone can work miracles. 30 Not everyone can heal the sick. Not everyone can speak different kinds of languages. Not everyone can tell what these languages mean. 31 I want you to desire the best gifts. So I will show you a much better way.
Garīgās dāvanas
1 Brāļi, es negribu, ka jūs paliktu neziņā par Gara dāvanām. 2 Jūs zināt, ka toreiz, kad vēl bijāt pagāni, jūs ar lielu spēku viktin vilka pie mēmajiem elkiem. 3 Tādēļ es jums daru zināmu: neviens, kas runā Dieva Garā, nesaka: lāsts Jēzum, – un neviens nevar teikt: Kungs Jēzus, – kā vien Svētajā Garā. 4 Ir dažādas dāvanas, bet tas pats Gars. 5 Ir dažādas kalpošanas, bet tas pats Kungs. 6 Ir dažādas spēka izpausmes, bet tas pats Dievs, kas visu visā rosina. 7 Bet ikvienam tiek dota Gara atklāsme kopīgam labumam. 8 Vienam Gars dod gudrības vārdus, citam – atziņas vārdus tas pats Gars; 9 citam – ticību tai pašā Garā, citam – dāvanas dziedināt tai pašā vienīgajā Garā, 10 citam – brīnumus darīt, citam – pravietot, citam – garu atšķiršanu, citam – spēju runāt dažādās mēlēs un citam mēļu tulkošanu. 11 To visu dara tas pats Gars, piešķirdams katram atsevišķi, kā viņš to grib.
Viena miesa – daudz locekļu
12 Tāpat kā ķermenis ir viens vienīgs, bet tajā ir daudz locekļu un visi daudzie ķermeņa locekļi kopā ir viens ķermenis – tā arī Kristus. 13 Arī mēs esam vienā Garā kristīti, lai visi būtu viens ķermenis – vai jūdi, vai grieķi, vai vergi, vai brīvie, – un ar vienu Garu mēs visi esam dzirdināti. 14 Jo arī ķermenis nesastāv no viena locekļa, bet gan no daudziem. 15 Ja kāja sacītu: es neesmu roka, tādēļ es nepiederu ķermenim, – vai tādēļ tā nepiederētu ķermenim? 16 Un, ja auss sacītu: es neesmu acs, tādēļ es nepiederu ķermenim, – vai tādēļ tā nepiederētu ķermenim? 17 Ja viss ķermenis būtu acs, kur paliktu dzirde? Ja viss būtu dzirde, kur paliktu oža? 18 Bet Dievs locekļus ir nolicis ķermenī ikvienu savā vietā, kā viņš to gribēja. 19 Ja tie visi būtu tikai viens loceklis, kur tad būtu pats ķermenis? 20 Bet nu ir daudzi locekļi un – viens ķermenis. 21 Acs nevar sacīt rokai: tu man neesi vajadzīga, – vai arī galva kājām: man jūs neesat vajadzīgas. 22 Bet šķietami vājākie locekļi ir jo vairāk nepieciešami. 23 Un tos ķermeņa locekļus, kurus uzskatām par necienīgākiem, mēs apveltām ar lielāku godu, un mūsu nepiedienīgiem locekļiem ir piešķirts īpašs piedienīgums, 24 jo piedienīgajiem tas nav vajadzīgs. Dievs savienoja ķermenī locekļus tā, ka mazāk cienīgam piešķīris lielāku godu, 25 lai nebūtu ķermenī šķelšanās, bet visi locekļi vienādi rūpētos cits par citu. 26 Ja viens loceklis cieš, visi citi cieš līdzi; ja viens loceklis tiek pagodināts, visi citi priecājas līdzi. 27 Bet jūs esat Kristus ķermenis un katrs par sevi tā locekļi. 28 Dažus Dievs draudzē iecēla par apustuļiem, citus par praviešiem, citus par skolotājiem, tad viņš deva dāvanas brīnumus darīt, tad dāvanas dziedināt, veikt žēlsirdības darbu, vadīt un runāt dažādās mēlēs. 29 Vai visi ir apustuļi? Vai visi ir pravieši? Vai visi ir skolotāji? Vai visi dara brīnumus? 30 Vai visiem ir dāvanas dziedināt? Vai visi runā mēlēs? Vai visi spēj tulkot? 31 Bet tiecieties pēc vēl lielākām dāvanām! Un es jums rādīšu vēl pārāku ceļu.
