New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 12:12-30

12For evenΚαθάπερKathaperG2509as the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is oneἕνhenG1520and yethasἔχει,echeiG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196,and allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέληmelēG3196of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,though they are manyπολλὰpollaG4183,are oneἕνhenG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532is ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

13Forby oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151we were allπάντεςpantesG3956baptizedἐβαπτίσθημεν,ebaptisthēmenG907into oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orεἴτεeiteG1535GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658,and we were allπάντεςpantesG3956madeG4222todrinkἐποτίσθημεν.epotisthēmenG4222of oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

14Forthe bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is not oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλοςmelosG3196,but manyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15IfἐὰνeanG1437the footπούς·pousG4228saysG3004, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amG1510not a handχείρ,cheirG5495,I amG1510not a partof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”it is not for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonπαρὰparaG3844anyG3756the lessG3756a partof the bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

16And ifἐὰνeanG1437the earοὖς·ousG3775saysG3004, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amG1510not an eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,I amG1510not a partof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”it is not for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonπαρὰparaG3844anyG3756the lessG3756a partof the bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

17IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983were an eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226would the hearingἀκοή;akoēG189be? IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650were hearingἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226would the senseG3750of smellG3750be?

18But nowG3568GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasplacedἔθετοethetoG5087the membersμέλη,melēG3196,eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἓνhenG1520of them, in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He desiredἠθέλησεν.ēthelēsenG2309.

19IfεἰeiG1487they were allπάνταpantaG3956oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226would the bodyσῶμα;sōmaG4983be?

20But nowνῦνnunG3568there are manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέλη,melēG3196,but oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.

21And the eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756sayG3004to the handχειρί·cheiriG5495, “I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of you”; orἢēG2228againπάλινpalinG3825the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776to the feetποσίν·posinG4228, “I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of you.”

22On the contraryἀλλὰallaG235,it is muchπολλῷpollōG4183truerμᾶλλονmallonG3123that the membersμέληmelēG3196of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983which seemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380to be weakerἀσθενέστεραasthenesteraG772are necessaryἀναγκαῖάanagkaiaG316;

23and those membersof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983whichἃhaG3739wedeemδοκοῦμενdokoumenG1380lessG820honorableG820,on theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778we bestowπεριτίθεμεν,peritithemenG4060moreG4053abundantG4053honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092,and our lessG820presentableἀσχήμοναaschēmonaG809members becomeἔχει·echeiG2192muchG4053moreG4053presentableεὐσχημοσύνηνeuschēmosunēnG2157,

24whereasδὲdeG1161our moreG4053presentableεὐσχήμοναeuschēmonaG2158members haveἔχει.echeiG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of it.But GodθεὸςtheosG2316has socomposedσυνεκέρασενsunekerasenG4786the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,givingδοὺςdousG1325moreG4053abundantG4053honorτιμήν,timēnG5092to that memberwhich lackedὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302,

25soἵναinaG2443that there may be noμὴmēG3361divisionσχίσμαschismaG4978in the bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983, but thatthe membersμέλη·melēG3196may haveG3309the sameαὐτὸautoG846careG3309for oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240.

26And ifεἴτεeiteG1535oneG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196suffersπάσχειpascheiG3958,allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέλη·melēG3196sufferσυμπάσχειsumpascheiG4841with it; ifεἴτεeiteG1535onememberμέλος,melosG3196ishonoredδοξάζεταιdoxazetaiG1392,allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέλη.¶melēG3196rejoiceσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796with it.

27NowδέdeG1161you areChrist’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, andindividuallyμέρους.merousG3313membersμέληmelēG3196of it.

28And GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasappointedἔθετοethetoG5087inthe churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,thirdτρίτονtritonG5154teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899miraclesδυνάμεις,dunameisG1411,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helpsἀντιλήμψεις,antilēmpseisG484,administrationsκυβερνήσεις,kubernēseisG2941, variouskindsγένηgenēG1085of tonguesγλωσσῶν.glōssōnG1100.

29AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not apostlesἀπόστολοι;apostoloiG652,are they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not prophetsπροφῆται;prophētaiG4396,are they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not teachersδιδάσκαλοι;didaskaloiG1320,are they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956are not workers ofmiraclesδυνάμεις;dunameisG1411, are they?

30AllπάντεςpantesG3956do not haveἔχουσινechousinG2192giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingsἰαμάτων;iamatōnG2386,do they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956do not speakλαλοῦσιν;lalousinG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,do they? AllπάντεςpantesG3956do notinterpretδιερμηνεύουσιν;diermēneuousinG1329, do they?

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