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And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.

Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

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.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.

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.

Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

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.

But now are they many members, yet but one body.

And if they were all one member, where were the body?

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

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?

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

For the body is not one member, but many.

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.

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.

But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

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:

To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;