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1 Corinthians 12:24-31

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.

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.

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