There are varieties of spiritual gifts, but one Spirit, one Lord and one God. The church is like a body with many members, each needed, and if one suffers, all suffer. Paul points to a more excellent way.
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren , I would not have you ignorant .
2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles , carried away unto these dumb idols , even as ye were led .
3 Wherefore I give you to understand , that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed : and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord , but by the Holy Ghost .
4 Now there are diversities of gifts , but the same Spirit .
5 And there are differences of administrations , but the same Lord .
6 And there are diversities of operations , but it is the same God which worketh all in all .
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal .
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom ; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit ;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit ; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit ;
10 To another the working of miracles ; to another prophecy ; to another discerning of spirits ; to another divers kinds of tongues ; to another the interpretation of tongues :
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit , dividing to every man severally as he will .
12 For as the body is one , and hath many members , and all the members of that one body , being many , are one body : so also is Christ .
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body , whether we be Jews or Gentiles , whether we be bond or free ; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit .
14 For the body is not one member , but many .
15 If the foot shall say , Because I am not the hand , I am not of the body ; is it therefore not of the body ?
16 And if the ear shall say , Because I am not the eye , I am not of the body ; is it therefore not of the body ?
17 If the whole body were an eye , where were the hearing ? If the whole were hearing , where were the smelling ?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body , as it hath pleased him .
19 And if they were all one member , where were the body ?
20 But now are they many members , yet but one body .
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand , I have no need of thee : nor again the head to the feet , I have no need of you .
22 Nay , much more those members of the body , which seem to be more feeble , are necessary :
23 And those members of the body , which we think to be less honourable , upon these we bestow more abundant honour ; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness .
24 For our comely parts have no need : but God hath tempered the body together , having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked :
25 That there should be no schism in the body ; but that the members should have the same care one for another .
26 And whether one member suffer , all the members suffer with it ; or one member be honoured , all the members rejoice with it .
27 Now ye are the body of Christ , and members in particular .
28 And God hath set some in the church , first apostles , secondarily prophets , thirdly teachers , after that miracles , then gifts of healings , helps , governments , diversities of tongues .
29 Are all apostles ? are all prophets ? are all teachers ? are all workers of miracles ?
30 Have all the gifts of healing ? do all speak with tongues ? do all interpret ?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts : and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way .