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1 Corinthians 12:9-28

9to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087faithπίστιςpistisG4102by the sameαὐτῷautōG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofhealingἰαμάτωνiamatōnG2386by the oneἑνὶheniG1520Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,

10and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243theeffectingἐνεργήματαenergēmataG1755ofmiraclesδυνάμεων,dunameōnG1411,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243prophecyπροφητεία,prophēteiaG4394,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243thedistinguishingδιακρίσειςdiakriseisG1253of spiritsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151,to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087variouskindsγένηgenēG1085of tonguesγλωσσῶν,glōssōnG1100,and to anotherἄλλῳallōG243theinterpretationἑρμηνείαhermēneiaG2058of tonguesγλωσσῶν·glōssōnG1100.

11But oneἓνhenG1520and the sameαὐτὸautoG846SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151worksἐνεργεῖenergeiG1754allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778,distributingδιαιροῦνdiairounG1244to eachG1538oneG1538individuallyἰδίᾳidiaG2398justG2531asG2531Hewillsβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.

12For justΚαθάπερKathaperG2509asG2509the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is oneἕνhenG1520and yethasἔχει,echeiG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183partsμέληmelēG3196,and allπάνταpantaG3956the partsμέληmelēG3196of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,though they are manyπολλὰpollaG4183,are oneἕνhenG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532is ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

13Forby oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151we were allπάντεςpantesG3956baptizedἐβαπτίσθημεν,ebaptisthēmenG907into oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orεἴτεeiteG1535GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658,and we were allπάντεςpantesG3956madeG4222toG4222drinkἐποτίσθημεν.epotisthēmenG4222of oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

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,

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.

28And GodθεὸςtheosG2316hasappointedἔθετοethetoG5087inthe churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,thirdτρίτονtritonG5154teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899miraclesδυνάμεις,dunameisG1411,thenἔπειταepeitaG1899giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helpsἀντιλήμψεις,antilēmpseisG484,administrationsκυβερνήσεις,kubernēseisG2941, and variouskindsγένηgenēG1085of tonguesγλωσσῶν.glōssōnG1100.

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