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1 Y ahora, hermanos, deseo hablarles de los dones espirituales porque quiero que los entiendan bien.
1 Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.
2 Como recordarán, antes de convertirse, ustedes solían andar tras los ídolos, ídolos que eran mudos.
2 You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.
3 Por eso les advierto que nadie que dice mensajes del Espíritu puede maldecir a Jesús; y nadie puede decir que «Jesús es el Señor» si el Espíritu Santo no lo está ayudando.
3 Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.
4 Ahora bien, Dios nos da muchas clases de dones, pero el Espíritu Santo es la única fuente de esos dones.
4 Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 Hay diferentes maneras de servir a Dios, pero siempre es a un mismo Señor.
5 There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.
6 Hay muchas maneras en que Dios actúa, pero siempre es un mismo Dios el que realiza todas las cosas en nosotros.
6 There are various kinds of workings, but the same God who works all things in all.
7 El Espíritu Santo le da una manifestación especial a cada uno de nosotros para ayudar a los demás.
7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
8 A unos, Dios les da por medio del Espíritu la capacidad de impartir consejos sabios; otros tienen el don de hablar con mucho conocimiento; y es el mismo Espíritu el que se lo ha dado.
8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
9 A unos les da una fe extraordinaria; a otros, poder para sanar enfermos.
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10 A otros les concede el poder de realizar milagros; y a otros el don de profetizar. A unos les da el poder de discernir entre un espíritu malo y el Espíritu de Dios; a otros les concede que puedan hablar en diversas lenguas y aun a otros les da el don de interpretar esas lenguas.
10 and to another workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of languages, and to another the interpretation of languages.
11 Todo esto lo hace un mismo y único Espíritu, y él da tales dones y determina cuál ha de recibir cada uno.
11 But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.
12 El cuerpo humano, aunque es uno, está compuesto de muchos miembros; y esos miembros, aunque son muchos, forman un solo cuerpo. Lo mismo sucede con el cuerpo de Cristo.
12 For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
13 Hemos sido bautizados en el cuerpo de Cristo por un solo Espíritu, y todos hemos recibido el mismo Espíritu. Algunos somos judíos, otros son gentiles; algunos son esclavos y otros son libres. Pero todos formamos un solo cuerpo.
13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
14 El cuerpo tiene muchos miembros, no uno solo.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 Si el pie dice: «No soy miembro del cuerpo porque no soy mano», ¿dejará por eso de ser miembro del cuerpo?
15 If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.
16 Y si la oreja dice: «No soy miembro del cuerpo porque no soy ojo», ¿dejará por eso de pertenecer al cuerpo?
16 If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.
17 Supongamos que el cuerpo entero fuera ojo, ¿cómo oiría? Y si el cuerpo entero fuera una oreja, ¿cómo podría oler?
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?
18 Pero Dios colocó los miembros en el cuerpo como mejor le pareció.
18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.
19 ¡Qué extraño sería que el cuerpo tuviera un solo miembro!
19 If they were all one member, where would the body be?
20 Pero Dios lo hizo con miembros diversos que, en conjunto, forman un cuerpo.
20 But now they are many members, but one body.
21 El ojo jamás podrá decirle a la mano: «No te necesito». Ni la cabeza puede decirle a los pies: «No los necesito».
21 The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”
22 Al contrario, los miembros del cuerpo que parecen más débiles son los más necesarios.
22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
23 Y a los menos importantes, los tratamos con más cuidado; y con esmero tratamos a los que no deben exhibirse.
23 Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,
24 Pero no hacemos lo mismo con los miembros que son más decorosos. Así que Dios armó el cuerpo de tal manera que los miembros que pudieran parecer menos importantes recibieran más honor.
24 while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
25 Esto hace que no haya divisiones en el cuerpo, sino que cada uno se ocupe de los demás.
25 that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
26 Si un miembro sufre, los demás miembros sufren con él; y si un miembro recibe algún honor, los demás se regocijan con él.
26 When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Todos ustedes forman el cuerpo de Cristo, y cada uno es un miembro necesario de ese cuerpo.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
28 Dios ha puesto en su iglesia: apóstoles, que son los primeros, profetas, en segundo lugar, maestros, en tercer lugar, y luego, los que realizan milagros, los que tienen el don de sanar, los que pueden ayudar a los demás, los que pueden administrar, los que hablan en diversas lenguas.
28 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
29 ¿Son todos apóstoles? ¿Son todos profetas? ¿Son todos maestros? ¿Hacen todos milagros?
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
30 ¿Ha dado Dios a todos el don de sanar enfermos o de hablar en lenguas extrañas? ¿Puede cualquiera entender e interpretar otras lenguas? Obviamente, no.
30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?
31 Ustedes, por su parte, traten de obtener los mejores dones. Pero déjenme mostrarles un camino más excelente:
31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
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Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 14:1–18; 1 Corinthians 14:37
- 2 1 Peter 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; Psalm 115:5; Galatians 4:8; Ephesians 2:11–12
- 3 1 John 4:2–3; Matthew 16:16–17; Romans 10:9; 2 Corinthians 3:5; John 13:13
- 4 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Romans 12:4–6; Hebrews 2:4; 1 Corinthians 12:8–11
- 5 Ephesians 4:11–12; Romans 14:8–9; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Matthew 23:10
- 6 1 Corinthians 3:7; John 5:17; 1 Corinthians 12:11; Hebrews 13:21; Ephesians 4:6
- 7 1 Peter 4:10–11; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 14:19; 1 Corinthians 14:12; 1 Corinthians 14:17
- 8 Proverbs 2:6; 1 Corinthians 2:6–10; Ephesians 1:17–18; 2 Corinthians 8:7; Psalm 143:10
- 9 James 5:14–15; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Hebrews 11:33; Matthew 17:19–20
- 10 1 Corinthians 14:39; 1 John 4:1; Mark 16:17; 1 Corinthians 12:28–30; Joel 2:28
- 11 Hebrews 2:4; 1 Corinthians 12:4; 2 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Corinthians 12:6; Ephesians 4:7
- 12 Romans 12:4–5; Colossians 3:15; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:15–16; Colossians 2:19
- 13 Ephesians 4:5; Colossians 3:11; Galatians 3:28; John 7:37–39; Romans 6:3–6
- 14 1 Corinthians 12:27–28; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:25; 1 Corinthians 12:19
- 15 Judges 9:8–15; 2 Kings 14:9
- 16 Romans 12:3; Philippians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 12:22; Romans 12:10
- 17 Psalm 139:13–16; Psalm 94:9; Proverbs 20:12; 1 Corinthians 12:21; 1 Corinthians 12:29
- 18 1 Corinthians 12:28; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 12:11; 1 Corinthians 3:5; Luke 12:32
- 20 1 Corinthians 12:14; 1 Corinthians 12:12
- 21 Nehemiah 4:16–21; Ezra 10:1–5; Job 29:11
- 22 Proverbs 14:28; Ecclesiastes 9:14–15; Ecclesiastes 4:9–12; Ecclesiastes 5:9; 2 Corinthians 1:11
- 23 Genesis 3:21
- 24 Genesis 3:11; Genesis 2:25
- 25 2 Corinthians 13:11; 1 Corinthians 1:10–12; John 17:21–26; 2 Corinthians 8:16; 2 Corinthians 7:12
- 26 Romans 12:15; Galatians 6:2; Hebrews 13:3; 1 Peter 3:8
- 27 Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 5:30; Romans 12:5; Colossians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 12:12
- 28 Ephesians 4:11–13; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:18; 1 Corinthians 12:7–11; 1 Timothy 5:17
- 29 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; 1 Corinthians 12:14–20
- 30 1 Corinthians 12:10
- 31 1 Corinthians 13:1–14:1; 1 Corinthians 14:39; Philippians 3:8; Matthew 5:6; 1 Corinthians 8:1
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This whole place is very obscure: but the obscurity is produced by our ignorance of the facts referred to and by their cessation, being such as then used to occur but now no longer take place. And why do they not happen now?
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)