New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 12:28-31

28And GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasappointedἔθετοethetoG5087inthe churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,thirdτρίτονtritonG5154teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899miraclesδυνάμεις,dunameisG1411,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helpsἀντιλήμψεις,antilēmpseisG484,administrationsκυβερνήσεις,kubernēseisG2941, and 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 yetἔτιetiG2089, I am going toshowδείκνυμι.¶deiknumiG1166you a farG5236betterG5236wayὁδὸνhodonG3598.

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