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1 Corinthians 12:27-31
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27 Now you are the body of Christ and members individually. 28 God has put these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have the gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But earnestly covet the greater gifts.

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1 Corinthians 12:27-31
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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)
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