En cuanto a los dones espirituales^a, no quiero, hermanos, que seáis ignorantes^b. 2 Sabéis que cuando erais paganos^1a, de una manera u otra erais arrastrados hacia los ídolos mudos^b. 3 Por tanto, os hago saber que nadie hablando por¹ el Espíritu de Dios, dice: Jesús es anatema^2a; y nadie puede decir: Jesús es el Señor^b, excepto por³ el Espíritu Santo^c.

4 Ahora bien, hay diversidad de dones, pero el Espíritu es el mismo^a. 5 Y hay diversidad de ministerios, pero el Señor es el mismo. 6 Y hay diversidad de operaciones, pero es el mismo Dios el que hace todas las cosas en todos^a. 7 Pero a cada uno se le da la manifestación del Espíritu para el bien común^a. 8 Pues a uno le es dada palabra de sabiduría^a por el Espíritu; a otro, palabra de conocimiento^b según el mismo Espíritu; 9 a otro, fe^a por¹ el mismo Espíritu; a otro, dones de sanidad^2b por³ el único Espíritu; 10 a otro, poder de milagros^1a; a otro, profecía^b; a otro, discernimiento² de espíritus^c; a otro, diversas clases de lenguas^d, y a otro, interpretación de lenguas^e. 11 Pero todas estas cosas las hace uno y el mismo Espíritu, distribuyendo individualmente a cada uno según la voluntad de Él^a.

12 Porque así como el cuerpo es uno, y tiene muchos miembros, pero todos los miembros del cuerpo, aunque son muchos, constituyen un solo cuerpo^a, así también es Cristo^b. 13 Pues por¹ un mismo Espíritu^a todos fuimos bautizados en un solo cuerpo, ya judíos o griegos, ya esclavos o libres^b, y a todos se nos dio a beber² del mismo Espíritu^c. 14 Porque el cuerpo no es un solo miembro, sino muchos^a. 15 Si el pie dijera: Porque no soy mano, no soy parte del cuerpo, no por eso deja de ser parte del cuerpo. 16 Y si el oído dijera: Porque no soy ojo, no soy parte del cuerpo, no por eso deja de ser parte del cuerpo. 17 Si todo el cuerpo fuera ojo, ¿qué sería del¹ oído? Si todo fuera oído, ¿qué sería del² olfato? 18 Ahora bien, Dios ha colocado^a a cada uno de los miembros¹ en el cuerpo según le agradó^b. 19 Y si todos fueran un solo miembro, ¿qué sería del¹ cuerpo? 20 Sin embargo, hay muchos miembros, pero un solo cuerpo^a. 21 Y el ojo no puede decir a la mano: No te necesito; ni tampoco la cabeza a los pies: No os necesito. 22 Por el contrario, la verdad es que los miembros¹ del cuerpo que parecen ser los más débiles, son los más necesarios; 23 y las partes del cuerpo que estimamos¹ menos honrosas, aestas las vestimos con² más honra; de manera que las partes que consideramos más íntimas³, reciben un trato más honroso, 24 ya que nuestras partes presentables no lo necesitan. Mas así formó¹ Dios el cuerpo, dando mayor honra a la parte que carecía de ella, 25 a fin de que en el cuerpo no haya división¹, sino que los miembros tengan el mismo cuidado unos por otros. 26 Y si un miembro sufre, todos los miembros sufren con él; y si un miembro es honrado¹, todos los miembros se regocijan con él. 27 Ahora bien, vosotros sois el cuerpo de Cristo^a, y cada uno individualmente un miembro de él^b. 28 Y en la iglesia^a, Dios ha designado^1b: primeramente, apóstoles^c; en segundo lugar, profetas^d; en tercer lugar, maestros^e; luego, milagros^2f; después, dones de sanidad^3g, ayudas, administraciones^h, diversas clases de lenguasⁱ. 29 ¿Acaso son todos apóstoles? ¿Acaso son todos profetas? ¿Acaso son todos maestros? ¿Acaso son todos obradores de milagros¹? 30 ¿Acaso tienen todos dones de sanidad¹? ¿Acaso hablan todos en lenguas? ¿Acaso interpretan todos^a? 31 Mas desead ardientemente los mejores dones^a.

Y aun yo os muestro un camino más excelente.

Now concerning ^aspiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, ^bI do not want you to be unaware. 2 ^aYou know that when you were ¹pagans, you were ^bled ²astray to the ^cmute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ^1aby the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is ^2baccursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is ^cLord,” except ^3dby the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are ^avarieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same ^aGod who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit ^afor the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of ^awisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of ^bknowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another ^afaith ¹by the same Spirit, and to another ^bgifts of ²healing ³by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the ¹effecting of ^2amiracles, and to another ^bprophecy, and to another the ^3cdistinguishing of spirits, to another various ^dkinds of tongues, and to another the ^einterpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ^adistributing to each one individually just as He ¹wills.

12 For just ^aas the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are many, are one body, ^bso also is Christ. 13 For ^1aby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ^bJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ^cdrink of one Spirit.

14 For ^athe body is not one part, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ¹any less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ¹any less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has ^aarranged the parts, each one of them in the body, ^bjust as He desired. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 But now ^athere are many parts, but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again, the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, ¹it is much truer that the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; 23 and those parts of the body which we ¹consider less honorable, ²on these we bestow greater honor, and our less presentable parts become much more presentable, 24 whereas our more presentable parts have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked, 25 so that there may be no ¹division in the body, but that the parts may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one part of the body suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if a part is ¹honored, all the parts rejoice with it.

27 Now you are ^aChrist’s body, and ^bindividually parts of it. 28 And God has ^1aappointed in ^bthe church, first ^capostles, second ^dprophets, third ^eteachers, then ^2fmiracles, then ^ggifts of healings, helps, ^hadministrations, and various ⁱkinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of ¹miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not ^ainterpret, do they? 31 But ^aearnestly desire the greater gifts.

And yet, I am going to show you a far better way.

Now concerning ^aspiritual gifts, brethren, ^bI do not want you to be unaware. 2 ^aYou know that when you were pagans, you were ^bled astray to the ^cmute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking ^1aby the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is ^2baccursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is ^cLord,” except ^3dby the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are ^avarieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same ^aGod who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit ^afor the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of ^awisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of ^bknowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another ^afaith ¹by the same Spirit, and to another ^bgifts of ²healing ³by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the ¹effecting of ^2amiracles, and to another ^bprophecy, and to another the ^3cdistinguishing of spirits, to another various ^dkinds of tongues, and to another the ^einterpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, ^adistributing to each one individually just as He wills.

12 For even ^aas the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, ^bso also is Christ. 13 For ^1aby one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether ^bJews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to ^cdrink of one Spirit.

14 For ^athe body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ¹any the less a part of the body. 16 And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason ¹any the less a part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has ^aplaced the members, each one of them, in the body, ^bjust as He desired. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now ^athere are many members, but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 On the contrary, ¹it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; 23 and those members of the body which we ¹deem less honorable, ²on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable, 24 whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked, 25 so that there may be no ¹division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is ¹honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now you are ^aChrist’s body, and ^bindividually members of it. 28 And God has ^1aappointed in ^bthe church, first ^capostles, second ^dprophets, third ^eteachers, then ^2fmiracles, then ^ggifts of healings, helps, ^hadministrations, various ⁱkinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of ¹miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not ^ainterpret, do they? 31 But ^aearnestly desire the greater gifts.

And I show you a still more excellent way.