1 Corinthians 12
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1 Corinthians 12:4-31

4NowG1161 there are 1varietiesG1243 of giftsG5486, but the sameG846 SpiritG4151. 5And there are varietiesG1243 of ministriesG1248, and the sameG846 LordG2962. 6There are varietiesG1243 of effectsG1755, but the sameG846 2GodG2316 who worksG1754 allG3956 thingsG3956 in allG3956 persons. 7But to eachG1538 oneG1538 is givenG1325 the manifestationG5321 of the SpiritG4151 3for the commonG4851 goodG4851. 8For to oneG3739G3303 is givenG1325 the wordG3056 of 4wisdomG4678 throughG1223 the SpiritG4151, and to anotherG243 the wordG3056 of 5knowledgeG1108 accordingG2596 to the sameG846 SpiritG4151; 9to anotherG2087 6faithG4102 7by the sameG846 SpiritG4151, and to anotherG243 8giftsG5486 of 9healingG2386 10by the oneG1520 SpiritG4151, 10and to anotherG243 the 11effectingG1755 of 1213miraclesG1411, and to anotherG243 14prophecyG4394, and to anotherG243 the 1516distinguishingG1253 of spiritsG4151, to anotherG2087 various 17kindsG1085 of tonguesG1100, and to anotherG243 the 18interpretationG2058 of tonguesG1100. 11But oneG1520 and the sameG846 SpiritG4151 worksG1754 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778, 19distributingG1244 to eachG1538 oneG1538 individuallyG2398 justG2531 asG2531 He 20willsG1014.

12For justG2509 21asG2509 the bodyG4983 is oneG1520 and yet hasG2192 manyG4183 partsG3196, and allG3956 the partsG3196 of the bodyG4983, though they are manyG4183, are oneG1520 bodyG4983, 22soG3779 alsoG2532 is ChristG5547. 13For 2324by oneG1520 SpiritG4151 we were allG3956 baptizedG907 into oneG1520 bodyG4983, whetherG1535 25JewsG2453 orG1535 GreeksG1672, whetherG1535 slavesG1401 orG1535 freeG1658, and we were allG3956 madeG4222 toG4222 26drinkG4222 of oneG1520 SpiritG4151.

14For 27the bodyG4983 is not oneG1520 partG3196, but manyG4183. 15IfG1437 the footG4228 saysG3004, “BecauseG3754 I amG1510 not a handG5495, I amG1510 not a part of the bodyG4983,” it is not for thisG3778 reasonG3844 28anyG3756 lessG3756 a part of the bodyG4983. 16And ifG1437 the earG3775 saysG3004, “BecauseG3754 I amG1510 not an eyeG3788, I amG1510 not a part of the bodyG4983,” it is not for thisG3778 reasonG3844 29anyG3756 lessG3756 a part of the bodyG4983. 17IfG1487 the wholeG3650 bodyG4983 were an eyeG3788, whereG4226 would the hearingG189 be? IfG1487 the wholeG3650 body were hearingG189, whereG4226 would the senseG3750 ofG3750 smellG3750 be? 18But nowG3568 GodG2316 has 30arrangedG5087 the partsG3196, eachG1538 oneG1520 of them in the bodyG4983, 31justG2531 asG2531 He desiredG2309. 19IfG1487 they were allG3956 oneG1520 partG3196, whereG4226 would the bodyG4983 be? 20But nowG3568 32there are manyG4183 partsG3196, but oneG1520 bodyG4983. 21And the eyeG3788 cannotG1410G3756 sayG3004 to the handG5495, “I haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 of you”; orG2228 againG3825, the headG2776 to the feetG4228, “I haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 of you.” 22On the contraryG235, 33it is muchG4183 truerG3123 that the partsG3196 of the bodyG4983 which seemG1380 to be weakerG772 are necessaryG316; 23and those parts of the bodyG4983 whichG3739 we 34considerG1380 lessG820 honorableG820, 35on theseG3778 we bestowG4060 greaterG4053 honorG5092, and our lessG809 presentableG809 parts becomeG2192 muchG4053 moreG4053 presentableG2157, 24whereasG1161 our moreG2158 presentableG2158 parts haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 of it. But GodG2316 has so composedG4786 the bodyG4983, givingG1325 moreG4053 abundantG4053 honorG5092 to that part which lackedG5302, 25soG2443 thatG2443 there may be noG3361 36divisionG4978 in the bodyG4983, but that the partsG3196 may haveG3309 the sameG846 careG3309 for oneG240 anotherG240. 26And ifG1535 oneG1520 partG3196 of the body suffersG3958, allG3956 the partsG3196 sufferG4841 with it; ifG1535 a partG3196 is 37honoredG1392, allG3956 the partsG3196 rejoiceG4796 withG4796 it.

27NowG1161 you are 38Christ’sG5547 bodyG4983, and 39individuallyG3313 partsG3196 of it. 28And GodG2316 has 4041appointedG5087 in 42the churchG1577, firstG4413 43apostlesG652, secondG1208 44prophetsG4396, thirdG5154 45teachersG1320, thenG1899 4647miraclesG1411, thenG1899 48giftsG5486 of healingsG2386, helpsG484, 49administrationsG2941, and various 50kindsG1085 of tonguesG1100. 29AllG3956 are not apostlesG652, are they? AllG3956 are not prophetsG4396, are they? AllG3956 are not teachersG1320, are they? AllG3956 are not workers of 51miraclesG1411, are they? 30AllG3956 do not haveG2192 giftsG5486 of healingsG2386, do they? AllG3956 do not speakG2980 with tonguesG1100, do they? AllG3956 do not 52interpretG1329, do they? 31But 53earnestlyG2206 desireG2206 the greaterG3173 giftsG5486.

And yetG2089, I am going to showG1166 you a farG5236 betterG5236 wayG3598.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Corinthians 12:4 Rom 12:6f; 1 Cor 12:11; Eph 4:4ff, 11; Heb 2:4 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Corinthians 12:6 1 Cor 15:28; Eph 1:23; 4:6 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Cor 12:12-30; 14:26; Eph 4:12 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Corinthians 12:8 1 Cor 2:6; 2 Cor 1:12 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Corinthians 12:8 Rom 15:14; 1 Cor 2:11, 16; 2 Cor 2:14; 4:6; 8:7; 11:6 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Corinthians 12:9 1 Cor 13:2; 2 Cor 4:13 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Corinthians 12:9 Or in ↩
  8. 8. 1 Corinthians 12:9 1 Cor 12:28, 30 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Corinthians 12:9 Lit healings ↩
  10. 10. 1 Corinthians 12:9 Or in ↩
  11. 11. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Lit effects ↩
  12. 12. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or works of power ↩
  13. 13. 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Cor 12:28f; Gal 3:5 ↩
  14. 14. 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Cor 11:4; 13:2, 8 ↩
  15. 15. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Lit distinguishings ↩
  16. 16. 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Cor 14:29; 1 John 4:1 ↩
  17. 17. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Mark 16:17; 1 Cor 12:28, 30; 13:1; 14:2ff ↩
  18. 18. 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Cor 12:30; 14:26 ↩
  19. 19. 1 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 12:4 ↩
  20. 20. 1 Corinthians 12:11 Or intends ↩
  21. 21. 1 Corinthians 12:12 Rom 12:4f; 1 Cor 10:17 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Corinthians 12:12 1 Cor 12:27 ↩
  23. 23. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or in ↩
  24. 24. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Eph 2:18 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Rom 3:22; Gal 3:28; Eph 2:13-18; Col 3:11 ↩
  26. 26. 1 Corinthians 12:13 John 7:37-39 ↩
  27. 27. 1 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 12:20 ↩
  28. 28. 1 Corinthians 12:15 Lit not a part ↩
  29. 29. 1 Corinthians 12:16 Lit not a part ↩
  30. 30. 1 Corinthians 12:18 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
  31. 31. 1 Corinthians 12:18 Rom 12:6; 1 Cor 12:11 ↩
  32. 32. 1 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 12:12, 14 ↩
  33. 33. 1 Corinthians 12:22 Lit to a much greater degree the parts ↩
  34. 34. 1 Corinthians 12:23 Or think to be ↩
  35. 35. 1 Corinthians 12:23 Or these we clothe with ↩
  36. 36. 1 Corinthians 12:25 Or dissension ↩
  37. 37. 1 Corinthians 12:26 Lit glorified ↩
  38. 38. 1 Corinthians 12:27 1 Cor 1:2; 12:12; Eph 1:23; 4:12; Col 1:18, 24; 2:19 ↩
  39. 39. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Rom 12:5; Eph 5:30 ↩
  40. 40. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Lit set some in ↩
  41. 41. 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Cor 12:18 ↩
  42. 42. 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Cor 10:32 ↩
  43. 43. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Eph 4:11 ↩
  44. 44. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Acts 13:1; Eph 2:20; 3:5 ↩
  45. 45. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Acts 13:1 ↩
  46. 46. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Or works of power ↩
  47. 47. 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Cor 12:10, 29 ↩
  48. 48. 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Cor 12:9, 30 ↩
  49. 49. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Rom 12:8 ↩
  50. 50. 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Cor 12:10 ↩
  51. 51. 1 Corinthians 12:29 Or works of power ↩
  52. 52. 1 Corinthians 12:30 1 Cor 12:10 ↩
  53. 53. 1 Corinthians 12:31 1 Cor 14:1, 39 ↩

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