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1 Corinthians 12:18-23

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,

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