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1 Corinthians 12:1-11 GNB
(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.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 GW
(1) Brothers and sisters, I don't want there to be any misunderstanding concerning spiritual gifts. (2) You know that when you were unbelievers, every time you were led to worship false gods you were worshiping gods who couldn't even speak. (3) So I want you to know that no one speaking by God's Spirit says, "Jesus is cursed." No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. (4) There are different spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. (5) There are different ways of serving, and yet the same Lord is served. (6) There are different types of work to do, but the same God produces every gift in every person. (7) The evidence of the Spirit's presence is given to each person for the common good of everyone. (8) The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. The same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge. (9) To another person the same Spirit gives courageous faith. To another person the same Spirit gives the ability to heal. (10) Another can work miracles. Another can speak what God has revealed. Another can tell the difference between spirits. Another can speak in different kinds of languages. Another can interpret languages. (11) There is only one Spirit who does all these things by giving what God wants to give to each person.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 ALT
(1) Now concerning the spiritual [gifts], brothers [and sisters], I do not want you* to be lacking understanding.
(2) You* know that when you* were Gentiles [or, pagans], you* were being led to the mute idols, being carried away.
(3) For this reason, I make known to you* that no one speaking by [the] Spirit of God, says "Jesus [is] accursed" [Gr., anathema], and no one is able to say "Jesus [is] Lord," except by [the] Holy Spirit.
(4) Now [there] are varieties of spiritual [gifts], but the same Spirit.
(5) And [there] are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
(6) And [there] are varieties of divine workings [or, activities], but the same God is the One supernaturally working all such [things] in all.
(7) But to each [one] has been given the manifestation of the Spirit for the advantage [of all] [or, for the common good].
(8) For to one has been given a word of wisdom by the Spirit, but to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
(9) but to a different [one] faith by the same Spirit, but to another spiritual gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
(10) but to another divine workings of miraculous works, but to another prophecy, but to another discernment of spirits, but to a different [one] [various] kinds of tongues [fig., languages, and throughout epistle], but to another interpretation [or, translation] of tongues.
(11) But the one and the same Spirit supernaturally works all these [things], distributing to each just as He intends.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 NWT
12 Now concerning the spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. 2 You know that when you were people of the nations, you were being led away to those voiceless idols just as you happened to be led. 3 Therefore I would have you know that nobody when speaking by God's spirit says: "Jesus is accursed!" and nobody can say: "Jesus is Lord!" except by holy spirit. 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but there is the same spirit; 5 and there are varieties of ministries, and yet there is the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of operations, and yet it is the same God who performs all the operations in all persons. 7 But the manifestation of the spirit is given to each one for a beneficial purpose. 8 For example, to one there is given through the spirit speech of wisdom, to another speech of knowledge according to the same spirit, 9 to another faith by the same spirit, to another gifts of healings by that one spirit, 10 to yet another operations of powerful works, to another prophesying, to another discernment of inspired utterances, to another different tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues. 11 But all these operations the one and the same spirit performs, making a distribution to each one respectively just as it wills.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 BBE
(1) But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.
(2) You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.
(3) So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God that Jesus is cursed; and no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
(4) Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.
(5) And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord.
(6) And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.
(7) But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.
(8) For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:
(9) To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;
(10) And to another the power of working wonders; and to another the prophet's word; and to another the power of testing spirits; to another different sorts of tongues; and to another the power of making clear the sense of the tongues:
(11) But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 CEV
(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.
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation