Revised Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 12:14-25

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.

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