1 Corinthians 12
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1 Corinthians 12:20-27

20But nowνῦνnunG3568there are manyπολλὰpollaG4183partsμέλη,melēG3196,but oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.
21And the eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410G3756sayG3004to 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,
24whereasδὲdeG1161our moreG2158presentableG2158parts haveἔχει.echeiG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of it.But GodθεὸςtheosG2316has socomposedσυνεκέρασενsunekerasenG4786the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,givingδοὺςdousG1325moreG4053abundantG4053honorτιμήν,timēnG5092to that partwhich lackedὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302,
25soἵναinaG2443thatG2443there may be noμὴmēG3361divisionσχίσμαschismaG4978in the bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983, but thatthe partsμέλη·melēG3196may haveG3309the sameαὐτὸautoG846careG3309for oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240.
26And ifεἴτεeiteG1535oneG1520partμέλος,melosG3196of the bodysuffersπάσχειpascheiG3958,allπάνταpantaG3956the partsμέλη·melēG3196sufferσυμπάσχειsumpascheiG4841with it; ifεἴτεeiteG1535a partμέλος,melosG3196ishonoredδοξάζεταιdoxazetaiG1392,allπάνταpantaG3956the partsμέλη.¶melēG3196rejoiceσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796withG4796it.
27NowδέdeG1161you areChrist’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983, andindividuallyμέρους.merousG3313partsμέληmelēG3196of it.
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