Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 12:21-26

One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ

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21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

23 and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

24 whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.

26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular eye ὀφθαλμὸς G3788 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv Οὐ G3756 Adverb cannot δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular say εἰπεῖν G2036 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular hand χειρί G5495 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular I do ἔχω G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb need Χρείαν G5532 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular you σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular [Nor can] G2228 Conjunction . . . πάλιν G3825 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular head [say] κεφαλὴ G2776 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural feet ποσίν G4228 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural I do ἔχω G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb need Χρείαν G5532 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Verse 22

Original words

On the contrary ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction . . . πολλῷ G4183 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular . . . μᾶλλον G3123 Adverb the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural parts μέλη G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular body σώματος G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular that seem δοκοῦντα G1380 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural to be ὑπάρχειν G5225 Verb - Present Infinitive Active weaker ἀσθενέστερα G772 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative are ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular indispensable ἀναγκαῖά G316 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 23

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular [parts] σώματος G4983 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular we consider δοκοῦμεν G1380 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural . . . εἶναι G1510 Verb - Present Infinitive Active less honorable ἀτιμότερα G820 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative - τούτοις G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural we treat περιτίθεμεν G4060 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural with greater περισσοτέραν G4053 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative honor τιμὴν G5092 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular And καὶ G2532 Conjunction our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural unpresentable [parts] ἀσχήμονα G809 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural are treated with ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular special περισσοτέραν G4053 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative modesty εὐσχημοσύνην G2157 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 24

Original words

whereas δὲ G1161 Conjunction our ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural presentable [parts] εὐσχήμονα G2158 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural have ἔχει G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular no [such] οὐ G3756 Adverb need χρείαν G5532 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular But Ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular has composed συνεκέρασεν G4786 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular body σῶμα G4983 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular [and] has given δοὺς G1325 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular greater περισσοτέραν G4053 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative honor τιμήν G5092 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to the [parts] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular that lacked it ὑστερουμένῳ G5302 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 25

Original words

so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction there should be G1510 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular no μὴ G3361 Adverb division σχίσμα G4978 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular body σώματι G4983 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular but that ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction [its] τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural members μέλη G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural {should have} τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular mutual αὐτὸ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular concern μεριμνῶσιν G3309 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural for ὑπὲρ G5228 Preposition one another ἀλλήλων G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 26

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction If εἴτε G1535 Conjunction one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular part μέλος G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular suffers πάσχει G3958 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular every πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural part μέλη G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural suffers with [it] συμπάσχει G4841 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular if εἴτε G1535 Conjunction one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular part μέλος G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular is honored δοξάζεται G1392 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular every πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural part μέλη G3196 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural rejoices with [it] συνχαίρει G4796 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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