Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 12:15-20

One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ

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15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

18 But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

19 If they were all one part, where would the body be?

20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

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Verse 15

Original words

If ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular foot πούς G4228 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular should say εἴπῃ G2036 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Because Ὅτι G3754 Conjunction I am εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb a hand χείρ G5495 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular I do εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb belong ἐκ G1537 Preposition to the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular body σώματος G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular that παρὰ G3844 Preposition . . . τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular would ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐ G3756 Adverb [ make it any less ] οὐκ G3756 Adverb a part of ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular body σώματος G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 16

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular ear οὖς G3775 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular should say εἴπῃ G2036 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Because Ὅτι G3754 Conjunction I am εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb an eye ὀφθαλμός G3788 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular I do εἰμὶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb belong ἐκ G1537 Preposition to the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular body σώματος G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular that παρὰ G3844 Preposition . . . τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular would ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐ G3756 Adverb [ make it any less ] οὐκ G3756 Adverb a part of ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular body σώματος G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 17

Original words

If εἰ G1487 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular whole ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular body [were] σῶμα G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular an eye ὀφθαλμός G3788 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular where ποῦ G4226 Adverb [would] the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular sense of hearing [be] ἀκοή G189 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular If εἰ G1487 Conjunction [the] whole [body] ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular [were] an ear ἀκοή G189 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular where ποῦ G4226 Adverb [would] the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular sense of smell [be] ὄσφρησις G3750 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 18

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction in fact Νυνὶ* G3570 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular has arranged ἔθετο G5087 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural members μέλη G3196 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural of ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular body σώματι G4983 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular every ἕκαστον G1538 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular of them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural according to καθὼς G2531 Adverb His design ἠθέλησεν G2309 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 19

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction If εἰ G1487 Conjunction they were ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular part μέλος G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular where ποῦ G4226 Adverb [would] the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular body [be] σῶμα G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 20

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction As it is νῦν G3568 Adverb . . . μὲν G3303 Conjunction [there are] many πολλὰ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural parts μέλη G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular body σῶμα G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular

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