New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 12:24-31

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?

31ButearnestlyG2206desireG2206the greaterμείζονα.¶meizonaG3173giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486.And I showδείκνυμι.¶deiknumiG1166you a stillἔτιetiG2089moreG5236excellentG5236wayὁδὸνhodonG3598.

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