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12:12 One body with many parts

12 Just like a human body is a unit but has many parts which are all components, no matter how many, making up that one body, so too is the messiah.[ref] 13 Yes, in one spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether we were Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we all were given one spirit to drink. MEANING?

14 Yes, indeed the body is not one part, but many. 15 If your foot said, “Since I’m not a hand, I’m not part of the body,” that wouldn’t make it any less a part of the body, 16 and if your ear said, “Since I’m not an eye, I’m not part of the body,” that wouldn’t make it any less a part of the body. 17 If your whole body was an eye, how could you hear? But then, if your whole body was an ear, how could you smell anything? 18 Actually, God has placed every part in our bodies exactly where he wanted to put them. 19 If it was all just one part, how could it be a body? 20 Yes, there’s many parts, but only one body.

21 Your eye can’t tell your hand, “I don’t need you,” and your head can’t tell your feet, “I don’t need you.” 22 On the contrary, the body parts that seem to be weaker are very vital, 23 and those body parts that seem less honourable, we give them greater honour and hence our unpresentable body parts are treated with more modesty. 24 Our presentable parts don’t have any need for that, but rather God has put the body together and he gave greater honour to the lesser parts 25 so that there won’t be any division in the body, but its members should care equally for each other. 26 So if one body part is hurting, all the parts hurt as well. If one body part is honoured, then all the parts are happy together.

27 Now you all are the body of Christ, and each of you is a part of it. 28 And indeed, God has appointed: 1/ missionaries, 2/ prophets, 3/ teachers, then doing miracles, healing others, helping others, guiding others, and speaking various languages[ref] 29 Are everyone missionaries, or everyone prophets or teachers, or doing miracles? 30 Does everyone have the gifts of healing, or speaking in other languages, or translating?

31 But strive for the better gifts.

And now I’ll demonstrate a better way to you all:

12:12: Rom 12:4-5.

12:28: Eph 4:11.

12 For/Because just _as the body one is, and members many is _having, but all the members of _the body, many being, one is body, thus also is the chosen _one /messiah.
13 For/Because also in one spirit we all into one body were _immersed, whether Youdaiōns, or Hellaʸns, or slaves, or free, and all one spirit were _gave _to _drink.
14 For/Because also the body not is one member, but many.
15 If may _say the foot:
Because not I _am a_hand, not I _am of the body, not by this, not it _is of the body.
16 And if may _say the ear:
Because not I _am an_eye, not I _am of the body, not by this, not it _is of the body.
17 If all the body were an_eye, where is the hearing?
If all were hearing, where is the smelling?
18 But now the god appointed the members, one each of _them in the body, as he _wanted.
19 And if was the things all one member, where is the body?
20 But now many on _one _hand one, on _the _other _hand members body.
21 Not and is _able the eye to _say to _the hand:
Need of _you not I _am _having, or again the head to _the feet:
Need of _you _all not I _am _having.
22 But by _much rather the supposing members of _the body weaker to _be _being, necessary is, 23 and which we _are _supposing less _honourable to _be of _the body, around _these honour more _abundant we _are _putting _around, and the dishonourable of _us, propriety more _abundant is _having, 24 and the the_prominent of _us, no need is _having.
But the god united _together the body, to _the members being _deficient, more _abundant having _given honour, 25 in _order _that not there _may _be division in the body, but the same for one _another may _be _caring _for the members.
26 And whether is _suffering one member, is _suffering _with it all the members, or is _being _glorified a_member, is _rejoicing _with it all the members.
27 And you _all are the_body of_chosen _one /messiah, and members of part.
28 And that indeed appointed the god in the assembly first ambassadors, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of _healings, helpers, guidance, kinds of _tongues.
29 Not all ambassadors?
Not all prophets?
Not all teachers?
Not all miracles?
30 Not all gifts are _having of _healings?
Not all with _tongues are _speaking?
Not all are _interpreting?
31 But be _being _zealous for _the gifts the greater.
And still by an_excellent way, to _you _all I _am _showing.

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