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Acts 11

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¹ For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are [symbolically] proclaiming [the fact of] the Lord's death until He comes [again].

² So then whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is unworthy [of Him] will be guilty of [profaning and sinning against] the body and blood of the Lord.

³ But a person must [prayerfully] examine himself [and his relationship to Christ], and only when he has done so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

⁴ For anyone who eats and drinks [without solemn reverence and heartfelt gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ], eats and drinks a judgment on himself if he does not[10] recognize the body [of Christ].

⁵ That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [in death].

⁶ But if we evaluated and judged ourselves honestly [recognizing our shortcomings and correcting our behavior], we would not be judged.

⁷ But when we [fall short and] are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined [by undergoing His correction] so that we will not be condemned [to eternal punishment] along with the world.

⁸ So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat [the Lord's Supper], wait for one another [and see to it that no one is left out].

⁹ If anyone is too hungry [to wait], let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment [on yourselves]. About the remaining matters [of which I was informed], I will take care of them when I come.

¹⁰ Now about the spiritual gifts [the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

¹¹ You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].

¹² Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the [power and influence of the] Spirit of God can say, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is [my] Lord," except by [the power and influence of] the Holy Spirit.

¹³ Now there are [distinctive] varieties of spiritual gifts [special abilities given by the grace and extraordinary power of the Holy Spirit operating in believers], but it is the same Spirit [who grants them and empowers believers].

¹⁴ And there are [distinctive] varieties of ministries and service, but it is the same Lord [who is served].

¹⁵ And there are [distinctive] ways of working [to accomplish things], but it is the same God who produces all things in all believers [inspiring, energizing, and empowering them].

¹⁶ But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit [the spiritual illumination and the enabling of the Holy Spirit] for the common good.

¹⁷ To one is given through the [Holy] Spirit [the power to speak] the message of wisdom, and to another [the power to express] the word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Spirit;

¹⁸ to another [wonder-working] faith [is given] by the same [Holy] Spirit, and to another the [extraordinary] gifts of healings by the one Spirit;

¹⁹ and to another the working of[1] miracles, and to another prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and to another discernment of spirits [the ability to distinguish sound, godly doctrine from the deceptive doctrine of man-made religions and cults], to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

²⁰ All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.

²¹ For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so[2] it is with Christ.

²² For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed—united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit [since the same Holy Spirit fills each life].

²³ For the [human] body does not consist of one part, but of many [limbs and organs].

²⁴ If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?

²⁵ If the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?

²⁶ If 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?

²⁷ But now [as things really are], God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit [with the best balance of function].

²⁸ If they all were a single organ, where would [the rest of] the body be?

²⁹ But now [as things really are] there are many parts [different limbs and organs], but a single body.

³⁰ The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."

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1	For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are [symbolically] proclaiming [the fact of] the Lord's death until He comes [again].
2	So then whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is unworthy [of Him] will be guilty of [profaning and sinning against] the body and blood of the Lord.
3	But a person must [prayerfully] examine himself [and his relationship to Christ], and only when he has done so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
4	For anyone who eats and drinks [without solemn reverence and heartfelt gratitude for the sacrifice of Christ], eats and drinks a judgment on himself if he does not[10] recognize the body [of Christ].
5	That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason why many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep [in death].
6	But if we evaluated and judged ourselves honestly [recognizing our shortcomings and correcting our behavior], we would not be judged.
7	But when we [fall short and] are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined [by undergoing His correction] so that we will not be condemned [to eternal punishment] along with the world.
8	So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat [the Lord's Supper], wait for one another [and see to it that no one is left out].
9	If anyone is too hungry [to wait], let him eat at home, so that you will not come together for judgment [on yourselves]. About the remaining matters [of which I was informed], I will take care of them when I come.
10	Now about the spiritual gifts [the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
11	You know that when you were pagans, you were led off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit].
12	Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the [power and influence of the] Spirit of God can say, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is [my] Lord," except by [the power and influence of] the Holy Spirit.
13	Now there are [distinctive] varieties of spiritual gifts [special abilities given by the grace and extraordinary power of the Holy Spirit operating in believers], but it is the same Spirit [who grants them and empowers believers].
14	And there are [distinctive] varieties of ministries and service, but it is the same Lord [who is served].
15	And there are [distinctive] ways of working [to accomplish things], but it is the same God who produces all things in all believers [inspiring, energizing, and empowering them].
16	But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit [the spiritual illumination and the enabling of the Holy Spirit] for the common good.
17	To one is given through the [Holy] Spirit [the power to speak] the message of wisdom, and to another [the power to express] the word of knowledge and understanding according to the same Spirit;
18	to another [wonder-working] faith [is given] by the same [Holy] Spirit, and to another the [extraordinary] gifts of healings by the one Spirit;
19	and to another the working of[1] miracles, and to another prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and to another discernment of spirits [the ability to distinguish sound, godly doctrine from the deceptive doctrine of man-made religions and cults], to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
20	All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.
21	For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so[2] it is with Christ.
22	For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed—united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit [since the same Holy Spirit fills each life].
23	For the [human] body does not consist of one part, but of many [limbs and organs].
24	If the foot says, "Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body," is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?
25	If the ear says, "Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body," is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?
26	If 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?
27	But now [as things really are], God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit [with the best balance of function].
28	If they all were a single organ, where would [the rest of] the body be?
29	But now [as things really are] there are many parts [different limbs and organs], but a single body.
30	The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."

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