1 Corinthians 12
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1 Corinthians 12:22-25

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.
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