Paulus
Gifts of the Spirit and the Body of Christ
Paul teaches the church in Corinth about the various spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit and explains how believers together form the body of Christ with different, yet mutually dependent functions.
1. Korinther 12,1-31
1Now about spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters: I do not want you to be uninformed.
Περὶ δὲ τῶν πνευματικῶν, ἀδελφοί, οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν.
2You know that when you were pagans, you were somehow enticed and led astray to idols that cannot speak.
οἴδατε ὅτι ὅτε ἔθνη ἦτε πρὸς τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ ἄφωνα ὡς ἂν ἤγεσθε ἀπαγόμενοι.
3So I want you to understand this: no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
διὸ γνωρίζω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἐν πνεύματι θεοῦ λαλῶν λέγει· Ἀνάθεμα ⸀Ἰησοῦς, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται εἰπεῖν· ⸂Κύριος Ἰησοῦς⸃ εἰ μὴ ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.
4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit;
Διαιρέσεις δὲ χαρισμάτων εἰσίν, τὸ δὲ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα·
5and there are different ministries, but the same Lord;
καὶ διαιρέσεις διακονιῶν εἰσιν, καὶ ὁ αὐτὸς κύριος·
6and there are different activities, but the same God, who works all of them in everyone.
καὶ διαιρέσεις ἐνεργημάτων εἰσίν, ⸂ὁ δὲ⸃ ⸀αὐτὸς θεός, ὁ ἐνεργῶν τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν.
7To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
ἑκάστῳ δὲ δίδοται ἡ φανέρωσις τοῦ πνεύματος πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον.
8To one is given through the Spirit a word of wisdom, to another a word of knowledge by the same Spirit,
ᾧ μὲν γὰρ διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος δίδοται λόγος σοφίας, ἄλλῳ δὲ λόγος γνώσεως κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα,
9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
⸀ἑτέρῳ πίστις ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ πνεύματι, ⸀ἄλλῳ χαρίσματα ἰαμάτων ἐν τῷ ⸀ἑνὶ πνεύματι,
10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
⸀ἄλλῳ ἐνεργήματα δυνάμεων, ⸁ἄλλῳ προφητεία, ⸀1ἄλλῳ διακρίσεις πνευμάτων, ⸀ἑτέρῳ γένη γλωσσῶν, ⸀2ἄλλῳ ἑρμηνεία γλωσσῶν·
11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who distributes them to each one individually as he wills.
πάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἐνεργεῖ τὸ ἓν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα, διαιροῦν ἰδίᾳ ἑκάστῳ καθὼς βούλεται.
12For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, form one body, so it is with Christ.
Καθάπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα ἕν ἐστιν καὶ μέλη ⸂πολλὰ ἔχει⸃, πάντα δὲ τὰ μέλη τοῦ ⸀σώματος πολλὰ ὄντα ἕν ἐστιν σῶμα, οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστός·
13For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
καὶ γὰρ ἐν ἑνὶ πνεύματι ἡμεῖς πάντες εἰς ἓν σῶμα ἐβαπτίσθημεν, εἴτε Ἰουδαῖοι εἴτε Ἕλληνες, εἴτε δοῦλοι εἴτε ἐλεύθεροι, καὶ ⸀πάντες ἓν πνεῦμα ἐποτίσθημεν.
14Indeed, the body is not made up of one part but of many.
Καὶ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα οὐκ ἔστιν ἓν μέλος ἀλλὰ πολλά.
15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," would that make it any less a part of the body?
ἐὰν εἴπῃ ὁ πούς· Ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ χείρ, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος, οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος;
16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body.
καὶ ἐὰν εἴπῃ τὸ οὖς· Ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὀφθαλμός, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος, οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος·
17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
εἰ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα ὀφθαλμός, ποῦ ἡ ἀκοή; εἰ ὅλον ἀκοή, ποῦ ἡ ὄσφρησις;
18But in fact God has placed the parts, each one of them, in the body just as he wanted.
⸀νυνὶ δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἔθετο τὰ μέλη, ἓν ἕκαστον αὐτῶν, ἐν τῷ σώματι καθὼς ἠθέλησεν.
19If they were all one part, where would the body be?
εἰ δὲ ἦν τὰ πάντα ἓν μέλος, ποῦ τὸ σῶμα;
20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
νῦν δὲ πολλὰ ⸀μὲν μέλη, ἓν δὲ σῶμα.
21The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor can the head say to the feet, "I have no need of you."
οὐ δύναται δὲ ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς εἰπεῖν τῇ χειρί· Χρείαν σου οὐκ ἔχω, ἢ πάλιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῖς ποσίν· Χρείαν ὑμῶν οὐκ ἔχω·
22On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
ἀλλὰ πολλῷ μᾶλλον τὰ δοκοῦντα μέλη τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενέστερα ὑπάρχειν ἀναγκαῖά ἐστιν,
23and the parts we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor; the parts we would rather not display we treat with special modesty,
καὶ ἃ δοκοῦμεν ἀτιμότερα εἶναι τοῦ σώματος, τούτοις τιμὴν περισσοτέραν περιτίθεμεν, καὶ τὰ ἀσχήμονα ἡμῶν εὐσχημοσύνην περισσοτέραν ἔχει,
24while our presentable parts need no such care. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,
τὰ δὲ εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν οὐ χρείαν ⸀ἔχει. ἀλλὰ ὁ θεὸς συνεκέρασεν τὸ σῶμα, τῷ ⸀ὑστεροῦντι περισσοτέραν δοὺς τιμήν,
25so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have the same concern for one another.
ἵνα μὴ ᾖ ⸀σχίσμα ἐν τῷ σώματι, ἀλλὰ τὸ αὐτὸ ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων μεριμνῶσι τὰ μέλη.
26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
καὶ ⸀εἴτε πάσχει ἓν μέλος, συμπάσχει πάντα τὰ μέλη· εἴτε δοξάζεται ⸀μέλος, συγχαίρει πάντα τὰ μέλη.
27Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
Ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε σῶμα Χριστοῦ καὶ μέλη ἐκ μέρους.
28And in the church God has appointed first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, forms of help, forms of leadership, and different kinds of tongues.
καὶ οὓς μὲν ἔθετο ὁ θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ πρῶτον ἀποστόλους, δεύτερον προφήτας, τρίτον διδασκάλους, ἔπειτα δυνάμεις, ⸀ἔπειτα χαρίσματα ἰαμάτων, ἀντιλήμψεις, κυβερνήσεις, γένη γλωσσῶν.
29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
μὴ πάντες ἀπόστολοι; μὴ πάντες προφῆται; μὴ πάντες διδάσκαλοι; μὴ πάντες δυνάμεις;
30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
μὴ πάντες χαρίσματα ἔχουσιν ἰαμάτων; μὴ πάντες γλώσσαις λαλοῦσιν; μὴ πάντες διερμηνεύουσιν;
31But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you a way that surpasses them all.
ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ ⸀μείζονα. καὶ ἔτι καθʼ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι.