Lyrics · 1 Corinthians
Many Members, One Body
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
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This song belongs to the 1 Corinthians collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.
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About the passage
1 Corinthians 12: The Spirit does not distribute a hierarchy of human worth
Paul turns to spiritual gifts by refusing two opposite mistakes at once. Variety does not mean rival divine sources, and unity does not require identical gifts. The same Spirit, Lord, and God stand behind different manifestations, all given for common benefit rather than private rank. The body then becomes Paul's controlling image. Jews and Gentiles, enslaved and free, are brought into one body by one Spirit, and no member can cancel its belonging because it envies another role. Paul then reverses the pressure: prominent members cannot declare weaker ones unnecessary. God gives particular honor where human ranking withholds it so that the body may share both suffering and honor. The final list of ministries and gifts ends with questions expecting a simple no. Not everyone is an apostle, prophet, teacher, healer, tongue-speaker, or interpreter. Difference is not a defect in the body. It is how the body works.
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