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1 Corinthians 12:1-31

 

1 كورنثوس 12 : 1-31

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many.
If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts.

Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲉ̀ⲙⲓ: ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓⲓ̀ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩ̀ⲣⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ: ⲡⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩ̀ⲗⲓ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲓ̀ⲙⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲱϣ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲱϣ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ̀ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ: ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ: ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲟⲛ: ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲥ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲥ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲫⲱϣ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲛϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲞⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ: ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ϯϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϣϫ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ: ⲉⲛⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓϣⲱⲗⲉⲙ: ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ̀ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ: ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲗ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϯϫⲓϫ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϯⲁⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϣⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϫⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙ̀ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲁⲧ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϣ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲫⲱⲣϫ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϭⲓⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϭⲓⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̀Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ: ⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲫ̀ⲙⲁϩ ⲃ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲫ̀ⲙⲁϩ ⲅ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲓⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲥ: ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲣⲉϥϯⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲉⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲭⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲕⲉⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ.

وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ الْمَوَاهِبِ الرُّوحِيَّةِ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ فَلَسْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ تَجْهَلُوا. أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ أُمَماً مُنْقَادِينَ إِلَى الأَوْثَانِ الْبُكْمِ كَمَا كُنْتُمْ تُسَاقُونَ. لِذَلِكَ أُعَرِّفُكُمْ أَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ وَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِرُوحِ اللهِ يَقُولُ: «يَسُوعُ أَنَاثِيمَا». وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ: «يَسُوعُ رَبٌّ» إِلاَّ بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ. فَأَنْوَاعُ مَوَاهِبَ مَوْجُودَةٌ وَلَكِنَّ الرُّوحَ وَاحِدٌ. وَأَنْوَاعُ خِدَمٍ مَوْجُودَةٌ وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ وَاحِدٌ. وَأَنْوَاعُ أَعْمَالٍ مَوْجُودَةٌ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ وَاحِدٌ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ الْكُلَّ فِي الْكُلِّ. وَلَكِنَّهُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ يُعْطَى إِظْهَارُ الرُّوحِ لِلْمَنْفَعَةِ. فَإِنَّهُ لِوَاحِدٍ يُعْطَى بِالرُّوحِ كَلاَمُ حِكْمَةٍ. وَلِآخَرَ كَلاَمُ عِلْمٍ بِحَسَبِ الرُّوحِ الْوَاحِدِ. وَلِآخَرَ إِيمَانٌ بِالرُّوحِ الْوَاحِدِ. وَلِآخَرَ مَوَاهِبُ شِفَاءٍ بِالرُّوحِ الْوَاحِدِ. وَلِآخَرَ عَمَلُ قُوَّاتٍ وَلِآخَرَ نُبُوَّةٌ وَلِآخَرَ تَمْيِيزُ الأَرْوَاحِ وَلِآخَرَ أَنْوَاعُ أَلْسِنَةٍ وَلِآخَرَ تَرْجَمَةُ أَلْسِنَةٍ. وَلَكِنَّ هَذِهِ كُلَّهَا يَعْمَلُهَا الرُّوحُ الْوَاحِدُ بِعَيْنِهِ قَاسِماً لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ بِمُفْرَدِهِ كَمَا يَشَاءُ. لأَنَّهُ كَمَا أَنَّ الْجَسَدَ هُوَ وَاحِدٌ وَلَهُ أَعْضَاءٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَكُلُّ أَعْضَاءِ الْجَسَدِ الْوَاحِدِ إِذَا كَانَتْ كَثِيرَةً هِيَ جَسَدٌ وَاحِدٌ كَذَلِكَ الْمَسِيحُ أَيْضاً. لأَنَّنَا جَمِيعَنَا بِرُوحٍ وَاحِدٍ أَيْضاً اعْتَمَدْنَا إِلَى جَسَدٍ وَاحِدٍ يَهُوداً كُنَّا أَمْ يُونَانِيِّينَ عَبِيداً أَمْ أَحْرَاراً. وَجَمِيعُنَا سُقِينَا رُوحاً وَاحِداً. فَإِنَّ الْجَسَدَ أَيْضاً لَيْسَ عُضْواً وَاحِداً بَلْ أَعْضَاءٌ كَثِيرَةٌ. إِنْ قَالَتِ الرِّجْلُ: «لأَنِّي لَسْتُ يَداً لَسْتُ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ». أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ لِذَلِكَ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ؟ وَإِنْ قَالَتِ الأُذُنُ: «لأَنِّي لَسْتُ عَيْناً لَسْتُ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ». أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ لِذَلِكَ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ؟ لَوْ كَانَ كُلُّ الْجَسَدِ عَيْناً فَأَيْنَ السَّمْعُ؟ لَوْ كَانَ الْكُلُّ سَمْعاً فَأَيْنَ الشَّمُّ؟ وَأَمَّا الآنَ فَقَدْ وَضَعَ اللهُ الأَعْضَاءَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهَا فِي الْجَسَدِ كَمَا أَرَادَ. وَلَكِنْ لَوْ كَانَ جَمِيعُهَا عُضْواً وَاحِداً أَيْنَ الْجَسَدُ؟ فَالآنَ أَعْضَاءٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَلَكِنْ جَسَدٌ وَاحِدٌ. لاَ تَقْدِرُ الْعَيْنُ أَنْ تَقُولَ لِلْيَدِ: «لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي إِلَيْكِ». أَوِ الرَّأْسُ أَيْضاً لِلرِّجْلَيْنِ: «لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي إِلَيْكُمَا». بَلْ بِالأَوْلَى أَعْضَاءُ الْجَسَدِ الَّتِي تَظْهَرُ أَضْعَفَ هِيَ ضَرُورِيَّةٌ. وَأَعْضَاءُ الْجَسَدِ الَّتِي نَحْسِبُ أَنَّهَا بِلاَ كَرَامَةٍ نُعْطِيهَا كَرَامَةً أَفْضَلَ. وَالأَعْضَاءُ الْقَبِيحَةُ فِينَا لَهَا جَمَالٌ أَفْضَلُ. وَأَمَّا الْجَمِيلَةُ فِينَا فَلَيْسَ لَهَا احْتِيَاجٌ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ مَزَجَ الْجَسَدَ مُعْطِياً النَّاقِصَ كَرَامَةً أَفْضَلَ لِكَيْ لاَ يَكُونَ انْشِقَاقٌ فِي الْجَسَدِ بَلْ تَهْتَمُّ الأَعْضَاءُ اهْتِمَاماً وَاحِداً بَعْضُهَا لِبَعْضٍ. فَإِنْ كَانَ عُضْوٌ وَاحِدٌ يَتَأَلَّمُ فَجَمِيعُ الأَعْضَاءِ تَتَأَلَّمُ مَعَهُ. وَإِنْ كَانَ عُضْوٌ وَاحِدٌ يُكَرَّمُ فَجَمِيعُ الأَعْضَاءِ تَفْرَحُ مَعَهُ. وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَجَسَدُ الْمَسِيحِ وَأَعْضَاؤُهُ أَفْرَاداً. فَوَضَعَ اللهُ أُنَاساً فِي الْكَنِيسَةِ: أَوَّلاً رُسُلاً ثَانِياً أَنْبِيَاءَ ثَالِثاً مُعَلِّمِينَ ثُمَّ قُوَّاتٍ وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَوَاهِبَ شِفَاءٍ أَعْوَاناً تَدَابِيرَ وَأَنْوَاعَ أَلْسِنَةٍ. أَلَعَلَّ الْجَمِيعَ رُسُلٌ؟ أَلَعَلَّ الْجَمِيعَ أَنْبِيَاءُ؟ أَلَعَلَّ الْجَمِيعَ مُعَلِّمُونَ؟ أَلَعَلَّ الْجَمِيعَ أَصْحَابُ قُوَّاتٍ؟ أَلَعَلَّ لِلْجَمِيعِ مَوَاهِبَ شِفَاءٍ؟ أَلَعَلَّ الْجَمِيعَ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ؟ أَلَعَلَّ الْجَمِيعَ يُتَرْجِمُونَ؟ وَلَكِنْ جِدُّوا لِلْمَوَاهِبِ الْحُسْنَى. وَأَيْضاً أُرِيكُمْ طَرِيقاً أَفْضَلَ: