Verse 24
1 Corinthians 12:24
Geneva Bible
24
For our comely partes neede it not: but God (Elohim) hath tempered the body together, and hath giuen the more honour to that part which lacked,
Original Language Text
greek
τὰ δὲ εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν οὐ χρείαν ⸀ἔχει. ἀλλὰ ὁ θεὸς συνεκέρασεν τὸ σῶμα, τῷ ⸀ὑστεροῦντι περισσοτέραν δοὺς τιμήν,
English Translation
But our comely parts have no need. But God has combined the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacks it.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
1
Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.
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Ye know that ye were Gentiles, and were caried away vnto the dumme Idoles, as ye were led.
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Wherefore, I declare vnto you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God (Elohim) calleth Iesus exec...
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Now there are diuersities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
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And there are diuersities of administrations, but the same Lord,
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And there are diuersities of operations, but God (Elohim) is the same which worketh all in all.
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But the manifestation of the Spirit is giuen to euery man, to profite withall.
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For to one is giuen by the Spirit the word of wisdome: and to an other the word of knowledge, by the...
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And to another is giuen faith by the same Spirit: and to another the giftes of healing, by the same...
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And to another the operations of great workes: and to another, prophecie: and to another, the discer...
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And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as...
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12
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, which is one, though...
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For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we bee Iewes, or Grecians, whether we b...
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For the body also is not one member, but many.
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If the foote would say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the...
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And if the eare would say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of th...
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If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the sme...
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But nowe hath God (Elohim) disposed the members euery one of them in the bodie at his owne pleasure.
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For if they were all one member, where were the body?
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But now are there many members, yet but one body.
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And the eye cannot say vnto the hand, I haue no neede of thee: nor the head againe to the feete, I h...
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Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seeme to be more feeble, are necessarie.
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And vpon those members of the body, which wee thinke most vnhonest, put wee more honestie on: and ou...
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For our comely partes neede it not: but God (Elohim) hath tempered the body together, and hath giuen...
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Lest there should be any diuision in the body: but that the members shoulde haue the same care one f...
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Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honour, all the members...
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Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your part.
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And God (Elohim) hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly te...
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Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers?
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Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all inter...
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But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.
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