1 Corinthians 12:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 14:37 : 37 If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord.
  • 1 Cor 12:4-9 : 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 Cor 14:1-9 : 1 Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power. 2 For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things. 3 But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength. 4 He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church. 5 Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church. 6 But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching? 7 Even things without life, having a voice, such as a music-pipe or other instrument, if they do not give out different sounds, who may be certain what is being played? 8 For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight? 9 So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air. 10 There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense. 11 But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me. 12 So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church. 13 For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense. 14 For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind. 15 What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind. 16 For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying? 17 For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge. 18 I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:
  • 1 Cor 10:1 : 1 For it is my desire, my brothers, that you may keep in mind how all our fathers were under the cloud, and they all went through the sea;
  • 2 Cor 1:8 : 8 For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:
  • Eph 4:11 : 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
  • 1 Thess 4:13 : 13 But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.
  • 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 But, my loved ones, keep in mind this one thing, that with the Lord one day is the same as a thousand years, and a thousand years are no more than one day.

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    11But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.

    12So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

    13For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.

    14For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.

    15What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

    16For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying?

    17For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.

  • 1 Cor 14:1-2
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    1Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

    2For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

  • 1 Cor 12:2
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    2You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.

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    4Now there are different qualities given to men, but the same Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 10:1
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    1For it is my desire, my brothers, that you may keep in mind how all our fathers were under the cloud, and they all went through the sea;

  • 1 Cor 12:30-31
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    30Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?

    31But let your desires be turned to the more important things given by the Spirit. And now I am pointing out to you an even better way.

  • 1 Cor 14:38-39
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    38But if any man is without knowledge, let him be so.

    39So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

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    8For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

    9To another faith in the same Spirit; and to another the power of taking away disease, by the one Spirit;

    10And 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:

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    13You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

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    26What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

  • 1 Cor 8:1
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    1Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.

  • 1 Thess 4:13
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    13But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

  • Rom 1:11
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    11For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

  • 1 Cor 14:19-20
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    19But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.

    20My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.

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    1But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you.

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    1If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.

  • 1 Cor 14:5-6
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    5Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

    6But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching?

  • 1 Cor 12:27
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    27Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.

  • 1 Cor 12:14
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    14For the body is not one part, but a number of parts.

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    1And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.

  • 1 Cor 1:7
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    7So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • Rom 12:4
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    4For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,

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    12For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.

  • 1 Cor 2:12-14
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    12But we have not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which comes from God, so that we may have knowledge of the things which are freely given to us by God.

    13And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

    14For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

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    9So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.

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    10Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.

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    1But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

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    6My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

  • Eph 1:17
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

  • 1 Cor 16:1
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    1Now about the giving of money for the saints, as I gave orders to the churches of Galatia, so do you.

  • 1 Pet 1:14
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    14Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:

  • 1 Cor 7:7
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    7It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

  • Rom 11:25
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    25For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;

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    23If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?

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    1And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;