1 Corinthians 12:12-30

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TheG3588 bodyG4983 isG1510 a unitG1520, thoughG2532 it is composedG2192 of manyG4183 partsG3196. AndG1161G3588 although its partsG3196 areG1510 manyG4183, they allG3956 formG1510 oneG1520 bodyG4983. SoG3779 it is with ChristG5547. 13ForG1063 inG1722 oneG1520 SpiritG4151 weG1473 were all baptizedG3956G907 intoG1519 oneG1520 bodyG4983, whetherG1535 JewsG2453 orG1535 GreeksG1672, slaveG1401 orG1535 freeG1658, andG2532 we were all givenG3956G4222 oneG1520 Spirit to drinkG4151.

14ForG1063 theG3588 bodyG4983 does not consistG1510G3756 of oneG1520 partG3196, butG235 of manyG4183. 15IfG1437 theG3588 footG4228 should sayG2036, “BecauseG3754 I amG1510 notG3756 a handG5495, I doG1510 notG3756 belongG1537 to theG3588 bodyG4983,” thatG3844G3778 wouldG1510 notG3756 make it any less a part ofG1537 theG3588 bodyG4983. 16AndG2532 ifG1437 theG3588 earG3775 should sayG2036, “BecauseG3754 I amG1510 notG3756 an eyeG3788, I doG1510 notG3756 belongG1537 to theG3588 bodyG4983,” thatG3844G3778 wouldG1510 notG3756 make it any less a part ofG1537 theG3588 bodyG4983. 17IfG1487 theG3588 wholeG3650 bodyG4983 were an eyeG3788, whereG4226 would theG3588 sense of hearingG189 be? IfG1487 the wholeG3650 body were an earG189, whereG4226 would theG3588 sense of smellG3750 be?

18ButG1161 in factG3570, GodG2316 has arrangedG5087 theG3588 membersG3196 ofG1722 theG3588 bodyG4983, everyG1538 oneG1520 of themG846, according toG2531 His designG2309. 19IfG1487 they wereG1510 allG3956 oneG1520 partG3196, whereG4226 would theG3588 bodyG4983 be? 20As it isG3568G3303, there are manyG4183 partsG3196, butG1161 oneG1520 bodyG4983.

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TheG3588 eyeG3788 cannotG3756G1410 sayG2036 to theG3588 handG5495, “I doG2192 notG3756 needG5532 youG4771.” Nor can theG3588 headG2776 say to theG3588 feetG4228, “I doG2192 notG3756 needG5532 youG4771.” 22On the contraryG235G4183G3123, theG3588 partsG3196 of theG3588 bodyG4983 that seemG1380 to beG5225 weakerG772 areG1510 indispensableG316, 23andG2532 theG3739 parts we considerG1380G1510 less honorableG820, we treatG4060 with greaterG4053 honorG5092. AndG2532 ourG1473 unpresentableG809 parts are treated withG2192 specialG4053 modestyG2157, 24whereasG1161 ourG1473 presentableG2158 parts haveG2192 noG3756 such needG5532.

ButG235 GodG2316 has composedG4786 theG3588 bodyG4983 and has givenG1325 greaterG4053 honorG5092 to theG3588 parts that lacked itG5302, 25so thatG2443 there should beG1510 noG3361 divisionG4978 inG1722 theG3588 bodyG4983, but thatG235 its membersG3196 should haveG3588 mutualG846 concernG3309 forG5228 one anotherG240. 26IfG1535 oneG1520 partG3196 suffersG3958, everyG3956 partG3196 suffers withG4841 it; ifG1535 oneG1520 partG3196 is honoredG1392, everyG3956 partG3196 rejoices withG4796 it.

27NowG1161 youG4771 areG1510 the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547, andG2532 each of youG1537G3313 is a memberG3196 of it. 28AndG2532 inG1722 theG3588 churchG1577 GodG2316 has appointedG5087 first of allG4412 apostlesG652, secondG1208 prophetsG4396, thirdG5154 teachersG1320, thenG1899 workers of miraclesG1411, and those with giftsG5486 of healingG2386, helpingG484, administrationG2941, and variousG1085 tonguesG1100. 29Are allG3956 apostlesG652? Are allG3956 prophetsG4396? Are allG3956 teachersG1320? Do allG3956 work miraclesG1411? 30Do allG3956 haveG2192 giftsG5486 of healingG2386? Do allG3956 speakG2980 in tonguesG1100? Do allG3956 interpretG1329?