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1 Corinthians 12:20-27

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.

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

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