1 Corinthians 12:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Are all able to take away disease? have all the power of tongues? are all able to give their sense?

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  • 1 Cor 12:10 : 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:

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    27Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.

    28And God has put some in the church, first, Apostles; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those with wonder-working powers, then those with the power of taking away disease, helpers, wise guides, users of strange tongues.

    29Are all Apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? have all the power of working wonders?

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    6And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.

    7But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good.

    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:

    11But all these are the operations of the one and the same Spirit, giving to every man separately as his pleasure is.

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

  • 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.

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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.

    27If any man makes use of a tongue, let it not be more than two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let someone give the sense:

    28But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.

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    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.

  • 1 Cor 14:5-7
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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?

    7Even 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?

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    21In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord.

    22For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not.

    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?

    24But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;

  • 1But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

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

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

    40Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.

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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.

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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.

    10There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense.

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    18I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:

    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.

  • 1 Cor 13:1-2
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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.

    2And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.

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

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    19And if they were all one part, where would the body be?

    20But now they are all different parts, but one body.

  • 6And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

  • 12And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

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

  • 31For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

  • 4And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.

  • 1 Cor 13:7-8
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    7Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.

    8Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end.

  • 7And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

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    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?

  • 17If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling?

  • 17And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;