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1 Corinthians 12

1NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012spiritualπνευματικῶν,pneumatikōnG4152gifts,brethren,IwouldG2309nothaveyouignorantἀγνοεῖν.agnoeinG50.

2YeknowthatwhenὅτεhoteG3753yewereG1510GentilesG1484yewereG1510ledG71awayἀπαγόμενοι.apagomenoiG520untothosedumbidolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, howsoever yemightbeG1510ledG71.

3WhereforeImakeγνωρίζωgnōrizōG1107knownuntoyou,thatnomanspeakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980intheSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316saith,JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424isanathema;andnomancansayλέγει·legeiG3004,JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,butintheHolyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

4NowG1161thereareG1510diversitiesofgiftsχαρισμάτωνcharismatōnG5486,butthesameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151.

5AndthereareG1510diversitiesofministrations,andthesameαὐτὸςautosG846Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962.

6AndthereareG1510diversitiesofworkings,butthesameαὐτὸςautosG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoworkethallthingsG3956inall.

7ButtoeachoneG1538isgivenG1325themanifestationφανέρωσιςphanerōsisG5321oftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151toprofit withal.

8FortooneᾧhōG3739isgivenG1325throughtheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151thewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofwisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678;andtoanotherthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothesameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151:

9toanotherfaithπίστιςpistisG4102,inthesameαὐτῷautōG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;andtoanothergiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingsἰαμάτωνiamatōnG2386,intheoneἑνὶheniG1520Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

10andtoanotherworkingsofmiracles;andtoanotherprophecyπροφητεία,prophēteiaG4394;andtoanotherdiscerningsofspiritsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151:toanotherdiverskindsγένηgenēG1085oftonguesG1100;andtoanothertheinterpretationἑρμηνείαhermēneiaG2058oftonguesG1100:

11butalltheseworkeththeoneἓνhenG1520andthesameαὐτὸautoG846SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151, dividingtoeachoneG1520severallyevenG2532ashewill.

12ForasthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isG1510oneἕνhenG1520,andhathmanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196,andallthemembersμέληmelēG3196ofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,beingG1510manyπολλὰpollaG4183,areG1510oneἕνhenG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983;soalsoG2532isG1510ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

13ForinoneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151wereweallbaptizedG907intooneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orGreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672,whetherbondorfreeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658;andwereallmadetodrinkἐποτίσθημεν.epotisthēmenG4222ofoneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

14ForthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isG1510notoneἓνhenG1520memberμέλοςmelosG3196,butmanyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15Ifthefootπούς·pousG4228shallsayG3004,BecauseIamG1510notthehandχείρ,cheirG5495,IamG1510notofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;itisG1510notthereforenotofthebodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

16Andiftheearοὖς·ousG3775shallsayG3004,BecauseIamG1510nottheeyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,IamG1510notofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;itisG1510notthereforenotofthebodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

17IfthewholeG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983wereaneyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226werethehearingἀκοή;akoēG189?IfthewholeG3650werehearingἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226werethesmelling?

18ButnowG1161hathGodθεὸςtheosG2316setG5087themembersμέλη,melēG3196eachoneἓνhenG1520oftheminthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,evenasitpleasedhim.

19AndiftheywereG1510alloneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226wereG1510thebodyσῶμα;sōmaG4983?

20ButnowG1161theyaremanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέλη,melēG3196,butoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.

21AndtheeyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotsayG3004tothehandχειρί·cheiriG5495,IhavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532ofthee:oragainπάλινpalinG3825theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776tothefeetG4228,IhavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532ofyou.

22Nay,muchπολλῷpollōG4183ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123,thosemembersμέληmelēG3196ofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983whichseemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380tobeG1510moreG3123feebleareG1510necessaryG316:

23andthosepartsofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,whichwethinkδοκοῦμενdokoumenG1380tobeG1510lesshonorable,uponthesewebestowmoreabundanthonorτιμὴνtimēnG5092;andouruncomely partshavemoreabundantcomeliness;

24whereasourcomely partshavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532:butGodθεὸςtheosG2316temperedthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983together,givingG1325moreabundanthonorτιμήν,timēnG5092tothatpartwhichlackedὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302;

25thatthereshouldbeᾖēG1510noschisminthebodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983;butthatthemembersμέλη·melēG3196shouldhavethesameαὐτὸautoG846careoneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240foranother.

26AndwhetheroneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196suffereth,allthemembersμέλη·melēG3196sufferπάσχειpascheiG3958withit;oroneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196ishonored,allthemembersμέλη.¶melēG3196rejoiceσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796withit.

27NowδέdeG1161yeareG1510thebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andseverallymembersμέληmelēG3196thereof.

28AndGodθεὸςtheosG2316hathsetG5087someinthechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413apostlesG652, secondlyprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396, thirdlyteachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,thenmiracles,thengiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helps, governments, diverskindsγένηgenēG1085oftonguesG1100.

29AreallapostlesG652?areallprophetsπροφῆται;prophētaiG4396?areallteachersδιδάσκαλοι;didaskaloiG1320?areallworkersofmiracles?

30haveallgiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingsG2386?doallspeakλαλοῦσιν;lalousinG2980withtonguesG1100?doallinterpretδιερμηνεύουσιν;diermēneuousinG1329?

31ButdesireG2206earnestlyG2206thegreaterG3173giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486.AndmoreoveramostexcellentwayὁδὸνhodonG3598showδείκνυμι.¶deiknumiG1166Iuntoyou.

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