Gifts from the Holy Spirit
1 Now, concerning what you wrote about the gifts from the Holy Spirit.
I want you to know the truth about them, my friends. 2 You know that while you were still heathen, you were led astray in many ways to the worship of lifeless idols. 3 I want you to know that no one who is led by God's Spirit can say “A curse on Jesus!” and no one can confess “Jesus is Lord,” without being guided by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. 5 There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served. 6 There are different abilities to perform service, but the same God gives ability to all for their particular service. 7 The Spirit's presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all. 8 The Spirit gives one person a message full of wisdom, while to another person the same Spirit gives a message full of knowledge. 9 One and the same Spirit gives faith to one person, while to another person he gives the power to heal. 10 The Spirit gives one person the power to work miracles; to another, the gift of speaking God's message; and to yet another, the ability to tell the difference between gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not. To one person he gives the ability to speak in strange tongues, and to another he gives the ability to explain what is said. 11 But it is one and the same Spirit who does all this; as he wishes, he gives a different gift to each person.
One Body with Many Parts
12 Christ is like a single body, which has many parts; it is still one body, even though it is made up of different parts. 13 In the same way, all of us, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free, have been baptized into the one body by the same Spirit, and we have all been given the one Spirit to drink.
14 For the body itself is not made up of only one part, but of many parts. 15 If the foot were to say, “Because I am not a hand, I don't belong to the body,” that would not keep it from being a part of the body. 16 And if the ear were to say, “Because I am not an eye, I don't belong to the body,” that would not keep it from being a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were just an eye, how could it hear? And if it were only an ear, how could it smell? 18 As it is, however, God put every different part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19 There would not be a body if it were all only one part! 20 As it is, there are many parts but one body.
21 So then, the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don't need you!” Nor can the head say to the feet, “Well, I don't need you!” 22 On the contrary, we cannot do without the parts of the body that seem to be weaker; 23 and those parts that we think aren't worth very much are the ones which we treat with greater care; while the parts of the body which don't look very nice are treated with special modesty, 24 which the more beautiful parts do not need. God himself has put the body together in such a way as to give greater honor to those parts that need it. 25 And so there is no division in the body, but all its different parts have the same concern for one another. 26 If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts suffer with it; if one part is praised, all the other parts share its happiness.
27 All of you are Christ's body, and each one is a part of it. 28 In the church God has put all in place: in the first place apostles, in the second place prophets, and in the third place teachers; then those who perform miracles, followed by those who are given the power to heal or to help others or to direct them or to speak in strange tongues. 29 They are not all apostles or prophets or teachers. Not everyone has the power to work miracles 30 or to heal diseases or to speak in strange tongues or to explain what is said. 31 Set your hearts, then, on the more important gifts.
Best of all, however, is the following 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.
