New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 12:20-27

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.

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