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1 Corinthians 12:14-23

14Forthe bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is not oneἓνhenG1520partμέλοςmelosG3196,but manyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15IfἐὰνeanG1437the footπούς·pousG4228saysG3004, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amG1510not a handχείρ,cheirG5495,I amG1510not a partof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”it is not for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonπαρὰparaG3844anyG3756lessG3756a partof the bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

16And ifἐὰνeanG1437the earοὖς·ousG3775saysG3004, “BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amG1510not an eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,I amG1510not a partof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,”it is not for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonπαρὰparaG3844anyG3756lessG3756a partof the bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

17IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983were an eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226would the hearingἀκοή;akoēG189be? IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodywere hearingἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226would the senseG3750ofG3750smellG3750be?

18But nowG3568GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasarrangedἔθετοethetoG5087the partsμέλη,melēG3196,eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἓνhenG1520of them in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,justG2531asG2531He desiredἠθέλησεν.ēthelēsenG2309.

19IfεἰeiG1487they were allπάνταpantaG3956oneἓνhenG1520partμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226would the bodyσῶμα;sōmaG4983be?

20But nowνῦνnunG3568there are manyπολλὰpollaG4183partsμέλη,melēG3196,but oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.

21And the eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756sayG3004to the handχειρί·cheiriG5495, “I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of you”; orἢēG2228againπάλινpalinG3825,the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776to the feetποσίν·posinG4228, “I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of you.”

22On the contraryἀλλὰallaG235,it is muchπολλῷpollōG4183truerμᾶλλονmallonG3123that the partsμέληmelēG3196of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983which seemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380to be weakerἀσθενέστεραasthenesteraG772are necessaryἀναγκαῖάanagkaiaG316;

23and those partsof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983whichἃhaG3739weconsiderδοκοῦμενdokoumenG1380lessG820honorableG820,on theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778we bestowπεριτίθεμεν,peritithemenG4060greaterG4053honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092,and our lessG809presentableG809parts becomeἔχει·echeiG2192muchG4053moreG4053presentableεὐσχημοσύνηνeuschēmosunēnG2157,

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