1 Corinthians 12

Paul teaches about spiritual gifts, emphasizing that the same Spirit gives a variety of gifts “for the common good,” and that no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Spirit. He compares the church to a body: many members, one body, each indispensable, so that there is no division but mutual care — “if one member suffers, all suffer together.” God has appointed different roles and gifts, and believers should earnestly desire the higher gifts. “And I will show you a still more excellent way.”