New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 12:18-23

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,

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