1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - Varieties Of Spiritual Gifts

1 About spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be without information. 2 You know that when you were heathen you were in the habit of going off, wherever you might be led, after idols that could not speak. 3 So I want to inform you that no one speaking under the power of the Spirit of God can say, "Jesus is accursed!" and no one except one under the power of the Holy Spirit can really say, "Jesus is Lord!"

4 There are varieties of gifts, but the Spirit is the same in all; 5 there are varieties of service, but the Lord to be served is the same; 6 there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who does all things by putting energy in us all. 7 To each of us is given a special spiritual illumination for the common good.

8 To one, wise speech is given by the Spirit; to another, by the same Spirit, intelligent speech is given; 9 to another, through union with the same Spirit, faith; to another, by one and the same Spirit, power to cure the sick; 10 to another, power for working wonders; to another, prophetic insight; to another, the power to discriminate between the true Spirit and false spirits; to another, various ecstatic utterances; and to another, the power to explain them.

11 But the one and same Spirit accomplishes all these achievements, and apportions power to each of us as He chooses.