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.
1 Brāļi, es negribu, ka jūs esat neskaidrībā par garīgajām dāvanām. 2 Jūs zināt, kā jūs, kad vēl bijāt pagāni, vilktin vilka pie mēmajiem elkiem. 3 Tādēļ es jums saku: neviens, kas runā Dieva Garā, neteiks: nolādēts lai ir Jēzus, - un neviens nevar teikt: Kungs ir Jēzus, - kā vien Svētajā Garā. 4 Ir dažādas dāvanas, bet viens pats Gars; 5 ir dažādas kalpošanas, bet viens pats Kungs; 6 ir dažādi spēki, bet viens pats Dievs, kas dod visas spējas visiem. 7 Bet ikvienam ir dota Gara izpausme, lai nestu svētību. 8 Citam Gars dod gudrības runu, citam atziņas runu, tas pats Gars. 9 Citam dota ticība tai pašā Garā; citam dāvanas dziedināt tai pašā vienā Garā; 10 citam spēki brīnumus darīt, citam pravietot, citam garu pazīšana, citam dažādas mēles un citam mēļu tulkošana. 11 Visu to padara viens un tas pats Gars, piešķirdams katram savu tiesu, kā gribēdams. 12 Jo, kā miesa ir viena un tai daudz locekļu, bet visi daudzie miesas locekļi kopā ir tomēr viena miesa, tā arī Kristus. 13 Jo arī mēs visi esam vienā Garā kristīti par vienu miesu, gan jūdi, gan grieķi, gan vergi, gan brīvie; un mēs visi esam dzirdināti ar vienu Garu. 14 Jo arī miesa nesastāv no viena, bet no daudziem locekļiem. 15 Ja kāja sacītu: tā kā es neesmu roka, es nepiederu pie miesas, - tomēr tā pieder pie miesas. 16 Un, ja auss sacītu: tā kā es neesmu acs, tad es nepiederu pie miesas, - tomēr tā pieder pie miesas. 17 Ja visa miesa būtu acs, kur paliktu dzirde? Ja visa miesa būtu dzirde, kur paliktu oža? 18 Bet Dievs locekļus ir nolicis miesā ikvienu savā vietā, kā Viņš gribēja. 19 Bet, ja tie visi būtu tikai viens loceklis, kur paliktu miesa? 20 Bet tagad ir gan daudz locekļu, bet viena miesa. 21 Acs nevar sacīt rokai: man tevis nevajag, - vai atkal galva nevar sacīt kājām: man jūsu nevajag. 22 Bet taisni tie miesas locekļi, kas liekas esam nespēcīgākie, ir sevišķi vajadzīgi. 23 Bet, kas mums miesā izliekas mazāk cienījams, tos mēs ietērpjam sevišķā godā; un mūsu nepieklājīgie locekļi dabū sevišķu godu. Bet pieklājīgajiem tas nav vajadzīgs. 24 Bet Dievs miesu ir tā sastādījis, ka mazāk cienītam loceklim piešķīris lielāku cieņu, 25 lai neceltos miesā šķelšanās, bet locekļi saticīgi gādātu cits par citu. 26 Un, kad viens loceklis cieš, tad visi locekļi cieš līdzi; vai, kad viens loceklis top godāts, tad visi locekļi priecājas līdzi. 27 Bet jūs esat Kristus miesa un katrs par sevi locekļi. 28 Un dažus Dievs draudzē ir iecēlis, pirmkārt, par apustuļiem, otrkārt, par praviešiem, treškārt, par mācītājiem, tad devis spēkus brīnumus darīt, tad dāvanas dziedināt, sniegt palīdzību, vadīt un runāt dažādās mēlēs. 29 Vai tad visi ir apustuļi? Vai visi ir pravieši? Vai visi ir mācītāji? Vai visi ir brīnumu darītāji? 30 Vai visiem ir dāvanas dziedināt? Vai visi runā mēlēs? Vai visi tās var iztulkot? 31 Bet dzenieties pēc vislielākajām dāvanām, un es jums rādīšu vēl pārāku ceļu.
