Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 12

1τῶνtōnG3588NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012spiritualπνευματικῶν,pneumatikōnG4152gifts,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,I wouldG2309notοὐouG3756haveG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ignorantἀγνοεῖν.agnoeinG50.

2Ye knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ye wereἦτεēteG1510GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,carried awayἤγεσθεēgestheG71untoπρὸςprosG4314theseτὰtaG3588dumbἄφωναaphōnaG880idolsεἴδωλα τὰeidōla taG3588 G1497,even asὡςhōsG5613ἂνanG302ye were ledἀπαγόμενοι.apagomenoiG520.

3WhereforeδιὸdioG1352I giveG1107youὑμῖνhuminG4771to understandG1107,thatὅτιhotiG3754no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762speakingλαλῶνlalōnG2980byἐνenG1722the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316callethG3004JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424accursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331:andκαὶkaiG2532thatno manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410sayλέγει·legeiG3004that JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424is the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,butεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361byἐνenG1722the Holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40GhostπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

4τὸtoG3588NowδὲdeG1161there areεἰσίν,eisinG1510diversitiesδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243of giftsχαρισμάτωνcharismatōnG5486,butδὲdeG1161the sameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα·pneumaG4151.

5ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532there areεἰσιν,eisinG1510differencesδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243of ministriesδιακονιῶνdiakoniōnG1248,butκαὶkaiG2532the sameαὐτὸςautosG846Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962.

6ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532there areG1510diversitiesδιαιρέσειςdiaireseisG1243of operationsἐνεργημάτωνenergēmatōnG1755,butδὲdeG1161it isG1510the sameαὐτὸςautosG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316whichτὰtaG3588workethἐνεργῶνenergōnG1754allπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722allπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956.

7ἡhēG3588ButδὲdeG1161the manifestationφανέρωσις τοῦphanerōsis touG3588 G5321of the Spiritπνεύματος τὸpneumatos toG3588 G4151is givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325toπρὸςprosG4314every manἙκάστῳHekastōG1538to profit withalσυμφέρον.sumpheronG4851.

8τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063to oneᾧhōG3739μὲνmenG3303is givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325byδιὰdiaG1223the Spiritπνεύματος τὸpneumatos toG3588 G4151the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of wisdomσοφίας,sophiasG4678;δὲdeG1161to anotherἄλλῳallōG243the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108byκατὰkataG2596the sameαὐτὸautoG846Spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151;

9τῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588ToG1161anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087faithπίστιςpistisG4102byἐνenG1722the sameαὐτῷautōG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;toG1161anotherἄλλῳallōG243the giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingἰαμάτωνiamatōnG2386byἐνenG1722the sameG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

10ToG1161anotherἄλλῳallōG243the workingἐνεργήματαenergēmataG1755of miraclesδυνάμεων,dunameōnG1411;toG1161anotherἄλλῳallōG243prophecyπροφητεία,prophēteiaG4394;toG1161anotherἄλλῳallōG243discerningδιακρίσειςdiakriseisG1253of spiritsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151;toG1161anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087diverskindsγένηgenēG1085of tonguesγλωσσῶν,glōssōnG1100;toG1161anotherἄλλῳallōG243the interpretationἑρμηνείαhermēneiaG2058of tonguesγλωσσῶν·glōssōnG1100:

11τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161allπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778workethἐνεργεῖenergeiG1754thatoneἓνhenG1520andκαὶkaiG2532the selfsameαὐτὸautoG846SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,dividingδιαιροῦνdiairounG1244to every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538severallyἰδίᾳidiaG2398asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he willβούλεται.¶bouletaiG1014.

12G3588ForγὰρgarG1063asΚαθάπερKathaperG2509the bodyσῶμαsōmaG3588 G4983isἐστινestinG1510oneἕνhenG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532hathἔχει,echeiG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196,andδὲdeG1161allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέληmelēG3588 G3196of that oneἕνhenG1520bodyσώματοςsōmatosG3588 G4983,beingὄνταontaG1510manyπολλὰpollaG4183,areἐστινestinG1510oneG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983:soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532isChristΧριστός.ChristosG3588 G5547.

13καὶkaiG2532ForγὰρgarG1063byἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151areG907weG1473allπάντεςpantesG3956baptizedG907intoG1519oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we beJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orεἴτεeiteG1535GentilesἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we bebondδοῦλοιdouloiG1401orεἴτεeiteG1535freeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658;andκαὶkaiG2532have beenG4222allπάντεςpantesG3956made to drinkἐποτίσθημεν.epotisthēmenG4222intoG1519oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

14καὶkaiG2532ForγὰρgarG1063the bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλοςmelosG3196,butἀλλὰallaG235manyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15IfἐὰνeanG1437the footὁ πούς·ho pousG3588 G4228shall sayG3004,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756the handχείρ,cheirG5495,I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537the bodyτοῦ σώματος,tou sōmatosG3588 G4983;isἔστινestinG1510itτοῦτοtoutoG3778οὐouG3756thereforeπαρὰparaG3844notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537the bodyτοῦ σώματος;tou sōmatosG3588 G4983?

16AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437the earτὸ οὖς·to ousG3588 G3775shall sayG3004,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756the eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537the bodyτοῦ σώματος,tou sōmatosG3588 G4983;isἔστινestinG1510itτοῦτοtoutoG3778οὐouG3756thereforeπαρὰparaG3844notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537the bodyτοῦ σώματος;tou sōmatosG3588 G4983?

17IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983werean eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226werethe hearingἡ ἀκοή;hē akoēG3588 G189?IfεἰeiG1487the wholeὅλονholonG3650werehearingἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226werethe smellingἡ ὄσφρησις;hē osphrēsisG3588 G3750?

18ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570hathG5087Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316setG5087the membersτὰ μέλη,ta melēG3588 G3196everyἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἓνhenG1520of themαὐτῶνautōnG846inἐνenG1722the bodyτῷ σώματιtō sōmatiG3588 G4983,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it hath pleased himἠθέλησεν.ēthelēsenG2309.

19τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487they wereἦνēnG1510allπάνταpantaG3956oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226werethe bodyτὸ σῶμα;to sōmaG3588 G4983?

20ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568are theymanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέλη,melēG3196,yetμὲνmenG3303butδὲdeG1161oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.

21AndδὲdeG1161the eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410οὐouG3756sayG3004unto the handχειρί·cheiriG3588 G5495,I haveἔχω,echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of theeσουsouG4771:norἢēG2228againπάλινpalinG3825the headκεφαλὴkephalēG3588 G2776to the feetποσίν·posinG3588 G4228,I haveἔχω·echōG2192noοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

22NayἀλλὰallaG235,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123those membersμέληmelēG3196of the bodyτὰ σώματοςta sōmatosG3588 G4983,whichτοῦtouG3588seemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380to beὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225more feebleἀσθενέστεραasthenesteraG772,areἐστιν,estinG1510necessaryἀναγκαῖάanagkaiaG316:

23τοῦtouG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thoseτὰtaG3588membersof the bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,whichἃhaG3739we thinkδοκοῦμενdokoumenG1380to beG1510less honourableἀτιμότεραatimoteraG820,upon theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778we bestowπεριτίθεμεν,peritithemenG4060more abundantG4053honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092;andκαὶkaiG2532ourG1473uncomelyἀσχήμοναaschēmonaG809partshaveἔχει·echeiG2192more abundantG4053comelinessεὐσχημοσύνηνeuschēmosunēnG2157.

24τὰtaG3588ForδὲdeG1161ourG1473comelyεὐσχήμοναeuschēmonaG2158partshaveἔχει.echeiG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532:butἀλλὰallaG235Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath temperedG4786the bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983togetherG4786,having givenδοὺςdousG1325more abundantG4053honourτιμήν,timēnG5092to thatτῷtōG3588partwhich lackedὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302:

25τῷtōG3588ThatἵναinaG2443there should beᾖēG1510noμὴmēG3361schismσχίσμαschismaG4978inἐνenG1722the bodyσώματι, τὸsōmati toG3588 G4983;butἀλλὰallaG235thatthe membersτὰ μέλη·ta melēG3588 G3196should haveG3309the sameαὐτὸautoG846careG3309oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240forὑπὲρhuperG5228anotherG240.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532whetherεἴτεeiteG1535oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196sufferπάσχειpascheiG3958,allπάνταpantaG3956the membersτὰ μέλη·ta melēG3588 G3196suffer with itσυμπάσχειsumpascheiG4841;orεἴτεeiteG1535oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196be honouredδοξάζεταιdoxazetaiG1392,allπάνταpantaG3956the membersτὰ μέλη.¶ta melēG3588 G3196rejoice with itσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796.

27NowδέdeG1161yeὙμεῖςHumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532membersμέληmelēG3196inἐκekG1537particularμέρους.merousG3313.

28AndκαὶkaiG2532Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath setἔθετοethetoG5087someοὓςhousG3739μὲνmenG3303inἐνenG1722the Assemblyτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳtēa ekklēsiaG3588 G1577,firstG4412apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,secondarilyδεύτερονdeuteronG1208prophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,thirdlyτρίτονtritonG5154teachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,after thatG1899miraclesδυνάμεις,dunameisG1411,thenG1534giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helpsἀντιλήμψεις,antilēmpseisG484,governmentsκυβερνήσεις,kubernēseisG2941,diversitiesγένηgenēG1085of tonguesγλωσσῶν.glōssōnG1100.

29AreμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956apostlesἀπόστολοι;apostoloiG652? areμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956prophetsπροφῆται;prophētaiG4396? areμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956teachersδιδάσκαλοι;didaskaloiG1320? areμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956workers of miraclesδυνάμεις;dunameisG1411?

30HaveἔχουσινechousinG2192μὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956the giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486of healingἰαμάτων;iamatōnG2386?doμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956speakλαλοῦσιν;lalousinG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100?doμὴmēG3361allπάντεςpantesG3956interpretδιερμηνεύουσιν;diermēneuousinG1329?

31τὰtaG3588ButδὲdeG1161covet earnestlyζηλοῦτεzēlouteG2206the bestG2909giftsχαρίσματα τὰcharismata taG3588 G5486:andΚαὶKaiG2532yetἔτιetiG2089shew Iδείκνυμι.¶deiknumiG1166unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771καθ᾽kath᾽G2596a more excellentὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236wayὁδὸνhodonG3598.

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