New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 12:4-8

4ForjustκαθάπερkathaperG2509as we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196in oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983and allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέληmelēG3196do not haveἔχειecheiG2192the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846functionπρᾶξιν,praxinG4234,

5soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we,who are manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183, areoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983in ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,and individuallyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596 G1520membersμέλη.¶melēG3196oneεἷςheisG1520of anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

6Since we haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486thatdifferδιάφορα,diaphoraG1313accordingκατὰkataG2596to the graceχάρινcharinG5485givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly:ifεἴτεeiteG1535prophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the proportionἀναλογίανanalogianG356of his faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

7ifεἴτεeiteG1535serviceδιακονίανdiakonianG1248,in his servingδιακονίᾳ,diakoniaG1248;orεἴτεeiteG1535he whoteachesδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321,in his teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319;

8orεἴτεeiteG1535he whoexhortsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870,in his exhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874;he who givesμεταδιδοὺςmetadidousG3330, withliberalityἁπλότητι,haplotētiG572; he wholeadsπροϊστάμενοςproistamenosG4291,with diligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710;he who showsG1653mercyἐλεῶνeleōnG1653, withcheerfulnessἱλαρότητι.¶hilarotētiG2432.

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