27 Now you are the body of Christ,(A) and individual members of it. 28 And God has appointed these in the church:(B) first apostles, second prophets, third teachers,(C) next miracles,(D) then gifts of healing,(E) helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.[a] 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?(F) 31 But desire(G) the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.

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  1. 12:28 languages, also in v. 30

27 Now you are (A)Christ’s body, and (B)individually parts of it. 28 And God has [a](C)appointed in (D)the church, first (E)apostles, second (F)prophets, third (G)teachers, then [b](H)miracles, then (I)gifts of healings, helps, (J)administrations, and various (K)kinds of tongues. 29 All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of [c]miracles, are they? 30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not (L)interpret, do they? 31 But (M)earnestly desire the greater gifts.

And yet, I am going to show you a far better way.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Lit set some in
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:28 Or works of power
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:29 Or works of power