12:4 For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,
12:5 so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.
12:6 And we have different gifts 1 according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.
12:7 If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;
12:8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
1 tn This word comes from the same root as “grace” in the following clause; it means “things graciously given,” “grace-gifts.”