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word of knowledge, by the same Spirit: And to haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with
another is giuen faith by the same Spirit: and to tongues? doe all interprete? 31 But desire you
another the giftes of healing, by the same Spirit: the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more
10 And to another the operations of great workes: excellent way.
and to another, prophecie: and to another, the
discerning of spirits: and to another, diuersities 13
of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of 1 Though I speake with the tongues of men
tongues. 11 Andallthesethingesworkethoneand and Angels, and haue not loue, I am as sounding
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the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man brasse, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I had
seuerally as he will. 12 For as the body is one, the gift of prophecie, and knewe all secrets and
and hath many members, and all the members all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I
of the body, which is one, though they be many, could remooue mountaines and had not loue, I
yet are but one body: euen so is Christ. 13 For were nothing. 3 And though I feede the poore
by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, with all my goods, and though I giue my body,
whether we bee Iewes, or Grecians, whether we that I be burned, and haue not loue, it profiteth
be bonde, or free, and haue bene all made to me nothing. Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull:
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drinke into one Spirit. 14 For the body also is loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it
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not one member, but many. 15 If the foote would is not puffed vp: It doeth no vncomely thing: it
say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the seeketh not her owne things: it is not prouoked
body, is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if to anger: it thinketh not euill: 6 It reioyceth
the eare would say, Because I am not the eye, not in iniquitie, but reioyceth in the trueth: It
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I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the suffreth all things: it beleeueth all things: it
body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where hopeth all things: it endureth all things. 8 Loue
were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, doeth neuer fall away, though that prophecyings
where were the smellling? 18 But nowe hath God be abolished, or the tongues cease, or knowledge
disposed the members euery one of them in the vanish away. 9 For we knowe in part, and we
bodie at his owne pleasure. 19 For if they were prophecie in part. 10 But when that which is
all one member, where were the body? 20 But perfect, is come, then that which is in part, shalbe
now are there many members, yet but one body. abolished. 11 When I was a childe, I spake as a
21 And the eye cannot say vnto the hand, I haue childe, I vnderstoode as a childe, I thought as a
no neede of thee: nor the head againe to the childe: but when I became a man, I put away
feete, I haue no neede of you. 22 Yea, much rather childish thinges. 12 For nowe we see through a
those members of the body, which seeme to be glasse darkely: but then shall wee see face to face.
more feeble, are necessarie. 23 And vpon those Nowe I know in part: but then shall I know euen
members of the body, which wee thinke most as I am knowen. 13 And nowe abideth faith, hope
vnhonest, put wee more honestie on: and our and loue, euen these three: but the chiefest of
vncomely parts haue more comelinesse on. 24 For these is loue.
our comely partes neede it not: but God hath 14
tempered the body together, and hath giuen the 1
more honour to that part which lacked, 25 Lest Followe after loue, and couet spirituall giftes,
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there should be any diuision in the body: but that and rather that ye may prophecie. For hee
the members shoulde haue the same care one for that speaketh a strange tongue, speaketh not
another. 26 Therefore if one member suffer, all vnto men, but vnto God: for no man heareth
suffer with it: if one member be had in honour, him: howbeit in the spirit he speaketh secret
all the members reioyce with it. 27 Now ye are the things. 3 But he that prophecieth, speaketh
body of Christ, and members for your part. 28 And vnto me to edifying, and to exhortation, and
God hath ordained some in the Church: as first to comfort. 4 He that speaketh strange lan-
Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly teachers, guage, edifieth himselfe: but hee that prophe-
then them that doe miracles: after that, the cieth, edifieth the Church. 5 I would that ye
giftes of healing, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie all spake strange languages, but rather that ye
of tongues. 29 Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? prophecied: for greater is hee that prophecieth,
are all teachers? 30 Are all doers of miracles? then hee that speaketh diuers tongues, except