Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 12

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012τῶνtōnG3588spiritualπνευματικῶν,pneumatikōnG4152gifts,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I do not wantοὐ θέλωou thelōG3756 G2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to be uninformedἀγνοεῖν.agnoeinG50.

2You knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754whenὅτεhoteG3753you wereἦτεēteG1510pagansἔθνηethnēG1484,you were influencedὡς ἂν ἤγεσθεhōs an ēgestheG5613 G302 G71andled astrayἀπαγόμενοι.apagomenoiG520toπρὸςprosG4314τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588muteἄφωναaphōnaG880idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497.

3ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I informγνωρίζωgnōrizōG1107youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762who is speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424becursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331,”andκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410sayεἰπεῖν·eipeinG2036, “JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,”exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361byἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

4δὲdeG1161There areεἰσίν,eisinG1510differentδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243giftsχαρισμάτωνcharismatōnG5486,butδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151.

5καὶkaiG2532There areεἰσιν,eisinG1510differentδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243ministriesδιακονιῶνdiakoniōnG1248,butκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588sameαὐτὸςautosG846Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962.

6καὶkaiG2532There areεἰσίν,eisinG1510different waysδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243of workingἐνεργημάτωνenergēmatōnG1755,butδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588sameαὐτὸςautosG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316ὁhoG3588worksἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956people.

7NowδὲdeG1161to each oneἙκάστῳHekastōG1538theἡhēG3588manifestationφανέρωσιςphanerōsisG5321of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151is givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325forπρὸςprosG4314theτὸtoG3588common goodσυμφέρον.sumpheronG4851.

8γὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303To oneᾧhōG3739there is givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151themessageλόγοςlogosG3056of wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678δὲdeG1161,to anotherἄλλῳallōG243themessageλόγοςlogosG3056of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108byκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151,

9to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087faithπίστιςpistisG4102byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151δὲdeG1161,to anotherἄλλῳallōG243giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingἰαμάτωνiamatōnG2386byἐνenG1722thatτῷtōG3588oneἑνὶheniG1520Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,

10δὲdeG1161to anotherἄλλῳallōG243theworkingἐνεργήματαenergēmataG1755of miraclesδυνάμεων,dunameōnG1411δὲdeG1161,to anotherἄλλῳallōG243prophecyπροφητεία,prophēteiaG4394δὲdeG1161,to anotherἄλλῳallōG243distinguishingδιακρίσειςdiakriseisG1253between spiritsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151,to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087speaking in various tonguesγένη γλωσσῶν,genē glōssōnG1085 G1100,andδὲdeG1161to still anotherἄλλῳallōG243theinterpretationἑρμηνείαhermēneiaG2058of tonguesγλωσσῶν·glōssōnG1100.

11δὲdeG1161AllπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778are the workἐνεργεῖenergeiG1754of oneἓνhenG1520andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846τὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,who apportionsδιαιροῦνdiairounG1244themto eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἰδίᾳidiaG2398asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He determinesβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.

The Body of Christ

12γὰρgarG1063ΚαθάπερKathaperG2509TheτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isἐστινestinG1510a unitἕνhenG1520,thoughκαὶkaiG2532it is composedἔχει,echeiG2192of manyπολλὰpollaG4183partsμέληmelēG3196.Andδὲ τὰde taG1161 G3588although itsτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983partsμέληmelēG3196areὄνταontaG1510manyπολλὰpollaG4183,they allπάνταpantaG3956formἐστινestinG1510oneἕνhenG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983.SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588with ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

13ForγὰρgarG1063καὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151weG1473were all baptizedπάντες ἐβαπτίσθημεν,pantes ebaptisthēmenG3956 G907intoεἰςeisG1519oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orεἴτεeiteG1535GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672εἴτεeiteG1535,slaveδοῦλοιdouloiG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658,andκαὶkaiG2532we were all givenπάντες ἐποτίσθημεν.pantes epotisthēmenG3956 G4222oneἓνhenG1520Spirit to drinkπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

14ForγὰρgarG1063καὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983does not consistοὐκ ἔστινouk estinG1510 G3756of oneἓνhenG1520partμέλοςmelosG3196,butἀλλὰallaG235of manyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15IfἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588footπούς·pousG4228should sayεἴπῃeipēG2036, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756a handχείρ,cheirG5495,I doεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756belongἐκekG1537to theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”thatπαρὰ τοῦτοpara toutoG3844 G3778wouldἔστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756make it any lessοὐκoukG3756a part ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437theτὸtoG3588earοὖς·ousG3775should sayεἴπῃeipēG2036, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756an eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,I doεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756belongἐκekG1537to theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”thatπαρὰ τοῦτοpara toutoG3844 G3778wouldἔστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756make it any lessοὐκoukG3756a part ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

17IfεἰeiG1487theτὸtoG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983werean eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226wouldtheἡhēG3588sense of hearingἀκοή;akoēG189be?IfεἰeiG1487thewholeὅλονholonG3650body werean earἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226wouldtheἡhēG3588sense of smellὄσφρησις;osphrēsisG3750be?

18ButδὲdeG1161in factνυνὶnuniG3570ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has arrangedἔθετοethetoG5087theτὰtaG3588membersμέλη,melēG3196ofἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,everyἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἓνhenG1520of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,according toκαθὼςkathōsG2531His designἠθέλησεν.ēthelēsenG2309.

19δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487they wereἦνēnG1510τὰtaG3588allπάνταpantaG3956oneἓνhenG1520partμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226wouldtheτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμα;sōmaG4983be?

20δὲdeG1161As it isνῦν μὲνnun menG3568 G3303, there aremanyπολλὰpollaG4183partsμέλη,melēG3196,butδὲdeG1161oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.

21δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756 G1410sayεἰπεῖνeipeinG2036to theτῇtēaG3588handχειρί·cheiriG5495, “I doἔχω,echōG2192notοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532youσουsouG4771.” Nor canἢ πάλινē palinG2228 G3825theἡhēG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776sayto theτοῖςtoisG3588feetποσίν·posinG4228, “I doἔχω·echōG2192notοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.”

22On the contraryἀλλὰ πολλῷ μᾶλλονalla pollō mallonG235 G4183 G3123,theτὰtaG3588partsμέληmelēG3196of theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983that seemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380to beὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225weakerἀσθενέστεραasthenesteraG772areἐστιν,estinG1510indispensableἀναγκαῖάanagkaiaG316,

23andκαὶkaiG2532theἃhaG3739τοῦtouG3588partsσώματος,sōmatosG4983we considerδοκοῦμενdokoumenG1380 G1510less honorableἀτιμότεραatimoteraG820τούτοιςtoutoisG3778,we treatπεριτίθεμεν,peritithemenG4060with greaterG4053honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092.AndκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473τὰtaG3588unpresentableἀσχήμοναaschēmonaG809partsare treated withἔχει·echeiG2192specialG4053modestyεὐσχημοσύνηνeuschēmosunēnG2157,

24whereasδὲdeG1161ourG1473τὰtaG3588presentableεὐσχήμοναeuschēmonaG2158partshaveἔχει.echeiG2192noοὐouG3756suchneedχρείανchreianG5532.ButἀλλὰallaG235ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has composedσυνεκέρασενsunekerasenG4786theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983andhas givenδοὺςdousG1325greaterG4053honorτιμήν,timēnG5092to theτῷtōG3588partsthat lacked itὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302,

25so thatἵναinaG2443there should beᾖēG1510noμὴmēG3361divisionσχίσμαschismaG4978inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983,but thatἀλλὰallaG235itsτὸtoG3588membersμέλη·melēG3196should haveτὰtaG3588mutualαὐτὸautoG846concernμεριμνῶσινmerimnōsinG3309forὑπὲρhuperG5228one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

26καὶkaiG2532IfεἴτεeiteG1535oneἓνhenG1520partμέλος,melosG3196suffersπάσχειpascheiG3958,everyπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588partμέλη·melēG3196suffers withσυμπάσχειsumpascheiG4841it;ifεἴτεeiteG1535oneἓνhenG1520partμέλος,melosG3196is honoredδοξάζεταιdoxazetaiG1392,everyπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588partμέλη.¶melēG3196rejoices withσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796it.

The Greater Gifts

27NowδέdeG1161youὙμεῖςHumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510thebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532each of youἐκ μέρους.ek merousG1537 G3313isa memberμέληmelēG3196of it.

28AndκαὶkaiG2532οὓςhousG3739μὲνmenG3303inἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577τῇtēaG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has appointedἔθετοethetoG5087first of allG4412apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,thirdτρίτονtritonG5154teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899workers ofmiraclesδυνάμεις,dunameisG1411, andἔπειταepeitaG1899those withgiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helpingἀντιλήμψεις,antilēmpseisG484,administrationκυβερνήσεις,kubernēseisG2941, andvariousγένηgenēG1085tonguesγλωσσῶν.glōssōnG1100.

29AreμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956apostlesἀπόστολοι;apostoloiG652? AreμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956prophetsπροφῆται;prophētaiG4396? AreμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956teachersδιδάσκαλοι;didaskaloiG1320? DoμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956workmiraclesδυνάμεις;dunameisG1411?

30DoμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956haveἔχουσινechousinG2192giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingἰαμάτων;iamatōnG2386? DoμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956speakλαλοῦσιν;lalousinG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100? DoμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956interpretδιερμηνεύουσιν;diermēneuousinG1329?

31ButδὲdeG1161eagerly desireζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206theτὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588greaterμείζονα.¶meizonaG3173giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486.AndΚαὶKaiG2532nowἔτιetiG2089I will showδείκνυμι.¶deiknumiG1166youὑμῖνhuminG4771the most excellentκαθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴνkath᾽ huperbolēnG2596 G5236wayὁδὸνhodonG3598.

The Body of Christ

The Greater Gifts

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12