Prva poslanica Korinæanima 12

Darovi Duha

1 A sad ću vam, draga braćo i sestre, nešto napisati o darovima koje daje Sveti Duh, da ne ostanete u neznanju.2 Znate da ste, dok ste još bili pogani, bili zavedeni i da ste se zanosili nijemim idolima.

3 Zato želim da znate kako možete razaznati dolazi li što od Božjega Duha: Nitko pod djelovanjem Svetoga Duha ne može prokleti Isusa niti tko može reći: "Isus je Gospodin" ako nije pod djelovanjem Svetoga Duha.
4 Duhovnih darova ima različitih, ali Sveti Duh koji sve njih daje isti je.5 Služba ima različitih, ali Gospodin kojemu služimo je isti.6 Iako djeluje na različite načine, isti je Bog koji čini sve u svima.

7 Tko dobije objavu Svetoga Duha, dobio ju je za dobrobit cijele Crkve.
8 Zaista, jednome Sveti Duh daje da govori riječi mudrosti, a drugome taj isti Duh daje govoriti riječ znanja.9 Jednima je u istome Duhu dana osobita vjera, a drugima moć da liječe bolesne.10 Nekima se daje moć da čine čudesa, drugima da prorokuju. Nekima je opet dana sposobnost da razlikuju djeluje li Božji Duh ili koji drugi duh. Neki imaju sposobnost govoriti jezike koje ne poznaju, a neki dobivaju tumačenje tih poruka.

11 Samo je jedan Sveti Duh koji dijeli te darove. On jedini odlučuje koji će dar komu dati.

Brojni udovi jednoga Tijela

12 Kao što se ljudsko tijelo sastoji od mnogo dijelova, ali svi oni tvore cjelinu, tako je i s Kristovim tijelom.

13 Neki od nas su Židovi, neki pogani, neki robovi, a neki slobodni ljudi. Ali svi smo kršteni u Kristovo tijelo jednim Duhom i svi smo napojeni tim istim Duhom.
14 Tijelo nema samo jedan ud, već mnogo udova.15 Ako noga kaže: "Ne pripadam tijelu jer nisam ruka", time ne prestaje biti njegovim dijelom.16 I ako uho kaže: "Ne pripadam tijelu jer nisam oko", hoće li zbog toga prestati biti dijelom tijela?

17 Kad bi nam se tijelo sastojalo samo od oka, kako bismo čuli? Da nam je cijelo tijelo samo veliko uho, kako bismo imali njuh?
18 Ali Bog je naša tijela načinio s mnogim udovima i sve ih je na tijelu razmjestio kako je htio.19 Kad bi svi oni bili jedan ud, kakvo bi to bilo tijelo?20 Ali udova je mnogo, a tijelo je jedno.

21 Ne može oko ruci, ili glava nogama, reći: "Ne trebam te!"
22 Naprotiv, neki udovi koji se čine najslabijima zapravo su najpotrebniji.23 One udove tijela koji nam se čine najnečasnijima okružujemo većim poštovanjem. Manje pristojne udove prikrivamo većom pristojnošću,24 dok s pristojnima nije potrebno tako činiti. Ali Bog je sastavio naše tijelo tako da je posljednjem udu dao najviše časti25 da u tijelu ne bude razdora, nego da se udovi brinu jedni za druge.

26 Ako jedan ud pati, trpe i ostali udovi; ako se jednomu iskazuje čast, svi se udovi tomu raduju.
27 Svi ste vi skupa Kristovo tijelo, a svatko je od vas zaseban i nuždan ud na njemu.28 U Crkvi je Bog jedne postavio za apostole, druge za proroke, treće za učitelje, zatim neke da čine čudesa, nekima je dao dar iscjeljivanja, nekima dar pomaganja drugima, nekima dar upravljanja, a nekima da govore jezike koje nisu učili.29 Zar su svi apostoli? Jesu li svi proroci? Jesu li svi učitelji? Zar su svi čudotvorci?30 Ima li svatko dar iscjeljivanja? A dar govorenja jezicima koje nije učio? Može li svatko tumačiti poruke u tim jezicima?

31 Čeznite za višim darovima. A pokazat ću vam još uzvišeniji put.

1 Corinthians 12

Spiritual Gifts

1 With regard to spiritual gifts,t brothers and sisters,t I do not want you to be uninformed.t2 You know that when you were pagans you were often led astray by speechless idols, however you were led.

3 So I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.5 And there are different ministries, but the same Lord.6 And there are different results, but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.7 To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.8 For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,10 to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.

Different Members in One Body

12 For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body – though many – are one body, so too is Christ.13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slavest or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.14 For in fact the body is not a single member, but many.15 If the foot says, “Since I am not a hand, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.16 And if the ear says, “Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.17 If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell?18 But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.19 If they were all the same member, where would the body be?20 So now there are many members, but one body.21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”22 On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,23 and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity,t24 but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,25 so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.

26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If as member is honored, all rejoice with it.
27 Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it.28 And God has placed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, gifts of healing, helps, gifts of leadership, different kinds of tongues.29 Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all perform miracles, do they?30 Not all have gifts of healing, do they? Not all speak in tongues, do they? Not all interpret, do they?s

31 But you should be eager for the greater gifts.
And now I will show you a way that is beyond comparison.t