Study Desk

So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

If anyone is hungry, have him eat at home, so that you do not come together for judgment. As to the remaining matters, I will give instructions when I come.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;

For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are 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 we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

For the body is not one part, but many.

If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any less a part of the body.

And if the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," it is not for this reason any less a part of the body.

so that there may be no division in the body, but that the parts may have the same care for one another.

For we know in part and prophesy in part;

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I also have been fully known.

For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people, but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

But the one who prophesies speaks to people for edification, exhortation, and consolation.

For if the trumpet produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?

So you too, unless you produce intelligible speech by the tongue, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will just be talking to the air.

So you too, since you are eager to possess spiritual gifts, strive to excel for the edification of the church.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.

For otherwise, if you bless God in the spirit only, how will the one who occupies the place of the outsider know to say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you are saying?

For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not edified.