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1 Corinthians 12:14-23

14ForγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλοςmelosG3196,butἀλλὰallaG235manyπολλά.pollaG4183.

15IfG1437theG3588footπούς·pousG4228shallτοῦτοtoutoG3778sayG3004,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754IG1437amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756theG3588handχείρ,cheirG5495,IG1437amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537theG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;itG1437isἔστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756thereforenotοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537theG3588bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532ifG1437theG3588earοὖς·ousG3775shallτοῦτοtoutoG3778sayG3004,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754IG1437amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756theG3588eyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,IG1437amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537theG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983;itG1437isἔστινestinG1510notοὐouG3756thereforenotοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537theG3588bodyσώματος;sōmatosG4983.

17IfεἰeiG1487theG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983were aneyeὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosG3788,whereποῦpouG4226weretheG3588hearingἀκοή;akoēG189?IfεἰeiG1487theG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650werehearingἀκοή,akoēG189,whereποῦpouG4226weretheG3588smelling?

18ButG1161nowG1161hathGodθεὸςtheosG2316setἔθετοethetoG5087theG3588membersμέλη,melēG3196eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἓνhenG1520ofG2316themG846inἐνenG1722theG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,evenG1161asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG846pleasedhimG846.

19AndG1161ifεἰeiG1487theyG1161wereG1510allG3956oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196,whereποῦpouG4226wereG1510theG3956bodyσῶμα;sōmaG4983?

20ButG1161nowG1161theyG1161aremanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέλη,melēG3196,butG1161oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμα.sōmaG4983.

21AndG1161theὁhoG3588eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmosG3788cannotοὐouG3756sayG3004toG3004theτῇtēaG3588handχειρί·cheiriG5495,IG1161havenoοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532ofG5495thee:orἢēG2228againπάλινpalinG3825theἡhēG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776toG3004theτοῖςtoisG3588feetποσίν·posinG4228,IG1161havenoοὐκoukG3756needχρείανchreianG5532ofG5495youG5210.

22Nay,muchπολλῷpollōG4183ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123,thoseG3588membersμέληmelēG3196ofG4983theG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983whichG3588seemδοκοῦνταdokountaG1380toG4183beG1510moreG3123feebleareG1510necessaryἀναγκαῖάanagkaiaG316:

23andG2532thoseτοῦtouG3588partsofG4983theτὰtaG3588bodyσώματος,sōmatosG4983,whichἃhaG3739weG2249thinkδοκοῦμενdokoumenG1380toG2532beG1510lessἀτιμότεραatimoteraG820honourable,uponG1510theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778weG2249bestowπεριτίθεμεν,peritithemenG4060moreG4053abundantG4053honour;andG2532ourG2532uncomely parts havemoreG4053abundantG4053comeliness;

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