27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members of it individually[a], 28 and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues. 29 Not all are apostles, are they?[b] Not all are prophets, are they?[c] Not all are teachers, are they?[d] Not all are workers of miracles, are they?[e] 30 Not all have gifts of healing, do they?[f] Not all speak with tongues, do they?[g] Not all interpret, do they?[h] 31 But strive[i] for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Literally “by part”
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:29 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:29 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  4. 1 Corinthians 12:29 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  5. 1 Corinthians 12:29 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  6. 1 Corinthians 12:30 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  7. 1 Corinthians 12:30 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  8. 1 Corinthians 12:30 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  9. 1 Corinthians 12:31 Or “you are striving” (some understand the form of this verb to be indicative mood rather than imperative mood)

27 Now de you hymeis are eimi Christ’ s Christos body sōma and kai each of you is a member melos of ek it meros. 28 And kai God theos has appointed tithēmi · ho in en the ho church ekklēsia first prōton apostles apostolos, second deuteros prophets prophētēs, third triton teachers didaskalos, then epeita miracles dynamis, then epeita gifts charisma of healing iama, those able to help antilēmpsis others , those who can provide guidance kybernēsis, and various kinds genos of tongues glōssa. 29 Not all pas are apostles apostolos, are they? Not all pas are prophets prophētēs, are they? Not all pas are teachers didaskalos, are they? Not all pas work miracles dynamis, do they? 30 Not all pas have echō gifts charisma of healing iama, do they? Not all pas speak laleō in tongues glōssa, do they? Not all pas are able to interpret diermēneuō, are they? 31 Set your hearts zēloō then de on the ho higher megas gifts charisma. · ho And kai now eti I will show deiknymi you hymeis a way hodos that is beyond kata comparison hyperbolē.

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