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1 Corinthians 12

1ButconcerningΠερὶPeriG4012spiritualπνευματικῶν,pneumatikōnG4152[manifestations],brethren,IdonotwishG2309youtobeignorantἀγνοεῖν.agnoeinG50.

2YeknowthatwhenὅτεhoteG3753yewereG1510[ofthe]nationsG1484[yewereG1510]ledG71awayἀπαγόμενοι.apagomenoiG520todumbidolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497,inwhateverwayyemightbeG1510ledG71.

3IgiveyouthereforeδιὸdioG1352toknow,thatnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762,speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980in[thepowerofthe]SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,saysλέγει·legeiG3004, Curse [on]JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424;andnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762cansayG3004,LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424,unlessin[thepowerofthe]Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

4ButthereareG1510distinctionsofgiftsχαρισμάτωνcharismatōnG5486,butthesameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151;

5andthereareG1510distinctionsofservices,andthesameαὐτὸςautosG846Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962;

6andthereareG1510distinctionsofoperations,butthesameαὐτὸςautosG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316whooperatesallthingsG3956inall.

7ButtoeachthemanifestationφανέρωσιςphanerōsisG5321oftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isgivenG1325forprofit.

8FortooneᾧhōG3739,bytheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,isgivenG1325[the]wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofwisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678;andtoanother[the]wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothesameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151;

9andtoadifferentἑτέρῳheterōG2087oneἑνὶheniG1520faithπίστιςpistisG4102,in[thepowerof]thesameαὐτῷautōG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;andtoanothergiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingἰαμάτωνiamatōnG2386in[thepowerof]thesameG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

10andtoanotheroperationsofmiracles;andtoanotherprophecyπροφητεία,prophēteiaG4394;andtoanotherdiscerningofspiritsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151;andtoadifferentἑτέρῳheterōG2087oneG243kindsγένηgenēG1085oftonguesG1100;andtoanotherinterpretationἑρμηνείαhermēneiaG2058oftonguesG1100.

11ButallthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778operatestheoneἓνhenG1520andthesameαὐτὸautoG846SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151, dividingtoeachinparticular accordingashepleases.

12ForevenG2532asthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isG1510oneἕνhenG1520andhasmanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196,butallthemembersμέληmelēG3196ofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,beingG1510manyπολλὰpollaG4183,areG1510oneἕνhenG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983,soalsoG2532[isG1510]theChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

13ForalsoG2532in[thepowerof]oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151wehaveallbeenbaptisedintooneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orGreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672,whetherbondmenorfreeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658,andhaveallbeengiventodrinkἐποτίσθημεν.epotisthēmenG4222ofoneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

14ForalsoκαὶkaiG2532thebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isG1510notoneἓνhenG1520memberμέλοςmelosG3196butmanyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15Ifthefootπούς·pousG4228sayG3004,BecauseIamG1510notahandχείρ,cheirG5495IamG1510notofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,isG1510itonaccountofthisnotindeedofthebodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983?

16Andiftheearοὖς·ousG3775sayG3004,BecauseIamG1510notaneyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788IamG1510notofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,isG1510itonaccountofthisnotindeedofthebodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983?

17IfthewholeG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983[were] aneyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226thehearingἀκοή;akoēG189?ifallhearingἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226thesmelling?

18ButnowG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316hassetG5087themembersμέλη,melēG3196,eachoneἓνhenG1520oftheminthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983, accordingasithaspleased [him].

19ButifallwereG1510oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226thebodyσῶμα;sōmaG4983?

20ButnowG1161themembersμέλη,melēG3196[are]manyπολλὰpollaG4183,andthebodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983oneἓνhenG1520.

21TheeyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotsayG3004tothehandχειρί·cheiriG5495,IhavenotneedχρείανchreianG5532ofthee;oragainπάλινpalinG3825,theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776tothefeetG4228,IhavenotneedχρείανchreianG5532ofyou.

22ButmuchπολλῷpollōG4183ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123,themembersμέληmelēG3196ofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983whichseemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380tobeG1510weakerG772areG1510necessaryG316;

23andthose[parts]ofthebodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983whichweesteemtobeG1510themorevoidofhonour,theseweclothewithmoreabundanthonour;andouruncomely [parts]havemoreabundantcomeliness;

24butourcomely [parts]havenotneedχρείανchreianG5532.ButGodθεὸςtheosG2316hastemperedthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983together,havinggivenG1325moreabundanthonourto[thepart]thatlackedὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302;

25thattheremightbeᾖēG1510nodivisionσχίσμαschismaG4978inthebodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983,butthatthemembersμέλη·melēG3196mighthavethesameαὐτὸautoG846concernoneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240foranother.

26AndifoneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196sufferπάσχειpascheiG3958,allthemembersμέλη·melēG3196sufferG3958with[it];andifoneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196beglorifiedG1392,allthemembersμέλη.¶melēG3196rejoiceσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796with[it].

27NowδέdeG1161yeareG1510Christ'sbodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andmembersμέληmelēG3196inparticular.

28AndGodθεὸςtheosG2316hassetG5087certainintheassemblyG1577:firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,apostlesG652; secondly,prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396; thirdly,teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320;thenmiraculousG1411powersG1411;thengiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386;helps; governments;kindsγένηgenēG1085oftonguesG1100.

29[Are]allapostlesG652? [are]allprophetsπροφῆται;prophētaiG4396? [are]allteachersδιδάσκαλοι;didaskaloiG1320? [are]all[inpossessionof]miraculousG1411powersG1411?

30haveallgiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingsG2386?doallspeakλαλοῦσιν;lalousinG2980withtonguesG1100?doallinterpretδιερμηνεύουσιν;diermēneuousinG1329?

31ButdesireG2206earnestlyG2206thegreaterG3173giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486,andyetshewIuntoyouawayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofmoreG2089surpassingexcellence.

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