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1 Corinthians 12:9-28

9toG1722anotherG243faithπίστιςpistisG4102,inG1722theτῷtōG3588sameαὐτῷautōG846Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;andδὲdeG1161toG1722anotherG243giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofG4151healingsἰαμάτωνiamatōnG2386,inG1722theτῷtōG3588oneἑνὶheniG1520Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

10andG1161toG4151anotherG243workingsofG4151miraclesδυνάμεων,dunameōnG1411;andG1161toG4151anotherG243prophecyπροφητεία,prophēteiaG4394;andG1161toG4151anotherG243discerningsofG4151spiritsπνευμάτων,pneumatōnG4151:toG4151anotherG243diverskindsγένηgenēG1085ofG4151tonguesγλωσσῶν,glōssōnG1100;andG1161toG4151anotherG243theG1161interpretationἑρμηνείαhermēneiaG2058ofG4151tonguesγλωσσῶν·glōssōnG1100:

11butδὲdeG1161allG3956theseG3778workeththeG3956oneἓνhenG1520andG2532theG3956sameαὐτὸautoG846SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151, dividingtoG2532eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneG1520severallyevenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG2532willG3778.

12ForγὰρgarG1063asΚαθάπερKathaperG2509theG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isG1510oneἕνhenG1520,andG2532hathmanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196,andG2532allG3956theG3956membersμέληmelēG3196ofG1520theG3956bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,beingG1510manyπολλὰpollaG4183,areG1510oneἕνhenG1520bodyσῶμα,sōmaG4983;soG2532alsoG2532isG1510ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

13ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151wereweG2249allπάντεςpantesG3956baptizedἐβαπτίσθημεν,ebaptisthēmenG907intoG1519oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whetherG1535JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453orG2532GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnesG1672,whetherG1535bondorG2532freeἐλεύθεροι,eleutheroiG1658;andG2532wereallπάντεςpantesG3956madeG4222toG1519drinkἐποτίσθημεν.epotisthēmenG4222ofG4151oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

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;

24whereasG1161ourG2316comely parts havenoοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532:butG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316temperedtheG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983together,givingG1325moreG4053abundantG4053honourtoG1325thatG2316partG1473whichG3588lackedὑστερουμένῳhusteroumenōG5302;

25thatG2443thereG1510shouldG2443beᾖēG1510noμὴmēG3361schisminἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588bodyσώματι,sōmatiG4983;butἀλλὰallaG235thatG2443theτὸtoG3588membersμέλη·melēG3196shouldG2443haveG1510theτὰtaG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846careμεριμνῶσινmerimnōsinG3309oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240forὑπὲρhuperG5228anotherG240.

26AndG2532whetherG1535oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196suffereth,allG3956theG3956membersμέλη·melēG3196sufferπάσχειpascheiG3958withG2532itG2532;orG2532oneἓνhenG1520memberμέλος,melosG3196is honoured,allG3956theG3956membersμέλη.¶melēG3196rejoiceσυγχαίρειsugchaireiG4796withG2532itG2532.

27NowδέdeG1161yeareἐστεesteG1510theG2532bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983ofἐκekG1537ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andG2532severallymembersμέληmelēG3196thereof.

28AndG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathsetἔθετοethetoG5087someὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652, secondlyprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396, thirdlyteachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,thenG2532miraclesδυνάμεις,dunameisG1411,thenG2532giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486ofG2316healingsἰαμάτων,iamatōnG2386,helpsἀντιλήμψεις,antilēmpseisG484, governments, diverskindsγένηgenēG1085ofG2316tonguesγλωσσῶν.glōssōnG1100.

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