1 WYC But of spiritual thingis, britheren, Y nyle that ye vnknowun. BSB BSB: Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
2 WYC For ye witen, that whanne ye weren hethene men, hou ye weren led goynge to doumbe maumetis. BSB BSB: You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
3 WYC Therfor Y make knowun to you, that no man spekynge in the spirit of God, seith departyng fro Jhesu; and no man may seie the Lord Jhesu, but in the Hooli Goost. BSB BSB: Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4 WYC And dyuerse graces ther ben, but it is al oon Spirit; BSB BSB: There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 WYC and dyuerse seruyces ther ben, but it is al oon Lord; and dyuerse worchingis ther ben, BSB BSB: There are different ministries, but the same Lord.
6 WYC but `al is oon God, that worchith alle thingis in alle thingis. BSB BSB: There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
7 WYC And to ech man the schewyng of spirit is youun to profit. The word of wisdom is youun to oon bi spirit; BSB BSB: Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
9 WYC feith to another, in the same spirit; to anothere, grace of helthis, in o spirit; BSB BSB: to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
10 WYC to another, the worchyng of vertues; to another, profecie; to another, very knowyng of spiritis; to another, kyndis of langagis; to another, expownyng of wordis. BSB BSB: to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
11 WYC And oon and the same spirit worchith alle these thingis, departynge to ech bi hem silf as he wole. BSB BSB: All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.
13 WYC For in o spirit alle we ben baptisid `in to o bodi, ether Jewis, ether hethene, ether seruauntis, ether free; and alle we ben fillid with drink in o spirit. BSB BSB: For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
14 WYC For the bodi is not o membre, but manye. BSB BSB: For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
15 WYC If the foot seith, For Y am not the hoond, Y am not of the bodi; not therfor it is not of the bodi. BSB BSB: If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
16 WYC And if the ere seith, For Y am not the iye, Y am not of the bodi; not therfor it is not of the bodi. BSB BSB: And 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.
17 WYC If al the bodi is the iye, where is heryng? and if al the bodi is heryng, where is smellyng? BSB BSB: If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18 WYC But now God hath set membris, and ech of hem in the bodi, as he wolde. BSB BSB: But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.
19 WYC That if alle weren o membre, where were the bodi? BSB BSB: If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20 WYC But now ther ben many membris, but o bodi. BSB BSB: As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21 WYC And the iye may not seie to the hond, Y haue no nede to thi werkis; or eft the heed to the feet, Ye ben not necessarie to me. BSB BSB: The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
22 WYC But myche more tho that ben seyn to be the lowere membris of the bodi, ben more nedeful; BSB BSB: On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
23 WYC and thilke that we gessen to be the vnworthier membris of the bodi, we yyuen more honour `to hem; and tho membris that ben vnonest, han more oneste. BSB BSB: and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
24 WYC For oure oneste membris han nede of noon; but God tempride the bodi, yyuynge more worschip to it, to whom it failide, BSB BSB: whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
25 WYC that debate be not in the bodi, but that the membris be bisi in to the same thing ech for othere. BSB BSB: so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
26 WYC And if o membre suffrith ony thing, alle membris suffren therwith; ethir if o membre ioieth, alle membris ioien togidere. BSB BSB: If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27 WYC And ye ben the bodi of Crist, and membris of membre. BSB BSB: Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
28 WYC But God sette sum men in the chirche, fyrst apostlis, the secunde tyme prophetis, the thridde techeris, aftirward vertues, aftirward graces of heelyngis, helpyngis, gouernails, kyndis of langagis, interpretaciouns of wordis. BSB BSB: And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
29 WYC Whether alle apostlis? whethir alle prophetis? whether alle techeris? whether alle vertues? BSB BSB: Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
30 WYC whether alle men han grace of heelyngis? whether alle speken with langagis? whether alle expownen? BSB BSB: Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
31 WYC But sue ye the betere goostli yiftis. And yit Y schewe to you a more exellent weye. BSB BSB: But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way.
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