1 Korinterne 12

1 Betræffende de aandelige Gaver, Brødre! vil jeg ikke, at I skulle være uvidende.2 I vide, at I vare Hedninger og hendroges til de stumme Afguder, som man drog Eder.3 Derfor kundgjør Jesus Eder, at Ingen som taler ved Guds Aand, udsiger Forbandelse over Jesus, og Ingen kan kalde Jesus Herre uden ved den Hellig Aand.4 Der er Forskjel paa Naadegaver, men Aanden er den samme;5 og der er Forskjel paa Tjenester, men Herren er den samme;6 og der er Forskjel paa kraftige Gjerninger, men Gud er den samme, som krafteligen virker Alt i Alle.7 Men Aandens Aabenbarelse gives hver til det, som er nyttigt.8 Thi En gives Viisdoms-Tale formedelst Aanden; en Anden kundskabs-Tale ved den samme Aand;9 en anden Tro ved den samme Aand; en anden Gaver til at helbrede ved den samme Aand;10 en Anden Kraft til Undergjerninger; en Anden prophetisk Gave; en Anden at bedømme Aander; en Anden adskillige Tungemaal; en Anden til at udlægge Tungemaal.11 Men alt dette virker krafteligen den ene og samme Aand, som uddeler til Enhver i Besynderlighed, eftersom han vil.12 Thi ligesom Legemet er eet og har mange Lemmer, men alle Lemmer paa det ene Legeme, endog de ere mange, ere eet Legeme, saaledes ogsaa Christus.13 Vi ere jo alle døbte i een Aand, til at være eet Legeme, hvad heller vi ere Jøde eller Græker, eller Trælle eller Frie; og vi have alle drukket af Kalken til at være den samme Aand.14 Ogsaa Legemet er ikke et Lem men mange.15 Dersom foden vilde sige: fordi jeg ikke er Øie, derfor hører jeg ikke til Legemet, mon det derfor ikke høre til Legemet?16 Og dersom Øret vilde sige: fordi jeg ikke er Øie, derfor hører jeg ikke til Legemet, mon det derfor ikke hører til legemet?17 Dersom det ganske Legeme var Øie, hvor blev da Hørelsen? Dersom det ganske Legeme var Hørelse, hvor blev da Lugten?18 Men nu har Gud sat Lemmer, ethvert af dem, i Legemet, eftersom han vilde.19 Dersom de alle vare eet Lem, hvor blev da Legemet?20 Men nu ere der vel mange Lemmer, dog kun eet Legeme.21 Øiet kan ikke sige til Haanden: jeg har dig ikke behov, eller atter Hovedet til Fødderne: jeg har Eder ikke behov.22 Meget mere ere de Lemmer paa Legemet fornødne, som synes at være de skrøbeligste;23 og de, som synes os at være de anseeligste, dem tillægge vi des mere Ziir; og de, som lade os ilde, dem pryde vi des mere;24 de derimod, som lade os vel, have det ikke behov. Men Gud har saaledes sammenføiet Legemet, at han tillagde de ringere Dele mere Ære;25 paa det der ikke skal være Splid i Legemet, men at Lemmerne skulle have lige Omhyggelighed for hverandre;26 saa at, enten eet Lem lider lide alle Lemmerne med, eller eet Lem bliver holdet i Ære, glæde alle Lemmerne sig med.27 Men I ere Christi Legeme og Lemmer enhver i sær.28 Gud har sat i Menigheden først Apostler, for det Andet Propheter, for at det Tredie Lærere, dernæst dem, som gjøre kraftige Gjerninger, derefter dem, som have Gaver til at helbrede, til at hjælpe, til at styre, til at tale adskillige tungemaal.29 Monne Alle være Apostler? monne Alle være propheter? monne Alle være Lærere? monne Alle gjøre kraftige Gjerninger?30 monne Alle have Gaver til at helbrede? monne Alle tale med adskillige Tungemaal? monne Alle udlægge?31 Tragter efter de bedste Naadegaver! Og ydermere viser jeg Eder den ypperligste Vei.

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