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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Footnotes

  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

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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