El panorama
1 Corintios 12 abre con “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.”, cambia cerca del versículo 16 con “And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it…” y termina con “But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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1 Corintios · Versión King James · 311 Corintios 12:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
1 Corintios 12:1–8 abre con “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.” y llega a “For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo la adoración, las relaciones, la santidad, el servicio, la perseverancia y la esperanza se vuelven prácticas visibles en 1 Corintios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen brethren, concerning, gifts. Su relación con los versículos 2 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
1 Corintios 12:1-8
Versión King James1Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
3Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
4Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1 Corintios 12:9-16
Versículos 9–16: To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by…
1 Corintios 12:9–16 abre con “To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;” y llega a “And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo la adoración, las relaciones, la santidad, el servicio, la perseverancia y la esperanza se vuelven prácticas visibles en 1 Corintios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;” El versículo nombra a Spirit en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
“But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
1 Corintios 12:9-16
Versión King James9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14For the body is not one member, but many.
15If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
1 Corintios 12:17-24
Versículos 17–24: If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were…
1 Corintios 12:17–24 abre con “If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the…” y llega a “For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo la adoración, las relaciones, la santidad, el servicio, la perseverancia y la esperanza se vuelven prácticas visibles en 1 Corintios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
1 Corintios 12:17-24
Versión King James17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20But now are they many members, yet but one body.
21And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
1 Corintios 12:25-31
Versículos 25–31: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should…
1 Corintios 12:25–31 abre con “That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one…” y llega a “But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo la adoración, las relaciones, la santidad, el servicio, la perseverancia y la esperanza se vuelven prácticas visibles en 1 Corintios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
1 Corintios 12:25-31
Versión King James25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
1 Corinthians 12:1 comienza con “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
1 Corinthians 12:16 forma un giro natural: “And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”
La nota final
1 Corinthians 12:31 deja al lector con “But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras body, members, Spirit, gifts, member, tongues ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.