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18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.

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18 But in fact God has placed(A) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.(B)

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28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:

first are apostles,
second are prophets,
third are teachers,
then those who do miracles,
those who have the gift of healing,
those who can help others,
those who have the gift of leadership,
those who speak in unknown languages.

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28 And God has placed in the church(A) first of all apostles,(B) second prophets,(C) third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing,(D) of helping, of guidance,(E) and of different kinds of tongues.(F)

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11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.

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11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(A) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

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Because of the privilege and authority[a] God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:3a Or Because of the grace; compare 1:5.
  2. 12:3b Or by the faith God has given you; or by the standard of our God-given faith.

Humble Service in the Body of Christ

For by the grace given me(A) I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

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After all, who is Apollos? Who is Paul? We are only God’s servants through whom you believed the Good News. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.

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What, after all, is Apollos?(A) And what is Paul? Only servants,(B) through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.

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24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.

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24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

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Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving

21 At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.

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21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.(A) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

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38 Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed.

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38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.(A)

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32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

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32 “Do not be afraid,(A) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(B)

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14 Then they cried out to the Lord, Jonah’s God. “O Lord,” they pleaded, “don’t make us die for this man’s sin. And don’t hold us responsible for his death. O Lord, you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons.”

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14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man,(A) for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”(B)

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10 Only I can tell you the future
    before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
    for I do whatever I wish.

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10 I make known the end from the beginning,(A)
    from ancient times,(B) what is still to come.(C)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(D)
    and I will do all that I please.’

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The Lord does whatever pleases him
    throughout all heaven and earth,
    and on the seas and in their depths.

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The Lord does whatever pleases him,(A)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(B)
    in the seas and all their depths.

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When you go to war,
    your people will serve you willingly.
You are arrayed in holy garments,
    and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew.

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Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,(A)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.