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Romans 12:3-8

3For throughδιὰdiaG1223the graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325to me I sayλέγωlegōG3004to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956amongἐνenG1722younot to thinkG5252moreG5252highlyG5252of himself thanπαρ᾽par᾽G3844he oughtδεῖdeiG1163to thinkφρονεῖν,phroneinG5426;but to thinkφρονεῖνphroneinG5426soεἰςeisG1519as to haveG4993soundG4993judgmentG4993,as GodθεὸςtheosG2316has allottedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307toeachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538a measureμέτρονmetronG3358of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

4ForjustκαθάπερkathaperG2509asG2509we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183partsμέληmelēG3196in oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983and allπάνταpantaG3956the body’s partsμέληmelēG3196do not haveἔχειecheiG2192the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846functionπρᾶξιν,praxinG4234,

5soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we,who are manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183, areoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983in ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,and individuallyκαθ᾽ εἷςkath᾽ heisG2596 G1520partsμέλη.¶melēG3196of oneG240anotherG240.

6HoweverδὲdeG1161,since we haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486thatdifferδιάφορα,diaphoraG1313accordingG2596to the graceχάρινcharinG5485givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325to us, each of us is to use them properly:ifεἴτεeiteG1535prophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394,in proportionἀναλογίανanalogianG356to one’sfaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

7ifεἴτεeiteG1535serviceδιακονίανdiakonianG1248, in the act ofservingδιακονίᾳ,diakoniaG1248;orεἴτεeiteG1535the one whoteachesδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321, in the act ofteachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319;

8orεἴτεeiteG1535the one whoexhortsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870, in the work ofexhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874;the one who givesμεταδιδοὺςmetadidousG3330, withgenerosityἁπλότητι,haplotētiG572; the one whoisG4291inG4291leadershipG4291,with diligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710;the one who showsG1653mercyἐλεῶνeleōnG1653, withcheerfulnessἱλαρότητι.¶hilarotētiG2432.

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