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1 Corinthians 12:12-26 GW
(12) For example, the body is one unit and yet has many parts. As all the parts form one body, so it is with Christ. (13) By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink. (14) As you know, the human body is not made up of only one part, but of many parts. (15) Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, so I'm not part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body? (16) Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, so I'm not a part of the body!" Would that mean it's no longer part of the body? (17) If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? (18) So God put each and every part of the body together as he wanted it. (19) How could it be a body if it only had one part? (20) So there are many parts but one body. (21) An eye can't say to a hand, "I don't need you!" Or again, the head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you!" (22) The opposite is true. The parts of the body that we think are weaker are the ones we really need. (23) The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we give special honor. So our unpresentable parts are made more presentable. (24) However, our presentable parts don't need this kind of treatment. God has put the body together and given special honor to the part that doesn't have it. (25) God's purpose was that the body should not be divided but rather that all of its parts should feel the same concern for each other. (26) If one part of the body suffers, all the other parts share its suffering. If one part is praised, all the others share in its happiness.
1 Corinthians 12:12-26 MWT
12 For just as the body is one but has many members, and all the members of that body, although being many, are one body, so also are Christians. 13 For truly by one spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink one spirit. 14 For the body, indeed, is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot should say: "Because I am not a hand, I am no part of the body," it is not for this reason no part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say: "Because I am not an eye, I am no part of the body," it is not for this reason no part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If it were all hearing, where would the smelling be? 18 But now God has set the members in the body, each one of them, just as he pleased. 19 If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now they are many members, yet one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand: "I have no need of you"; or, again, the head cannot say to the feet: "I have no need of you." 22 But much rather is it the case that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary, 23 and the parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, these we surround with more abundant honor, and so our unseemly parts have the more abundant natural beauty, 24 whereas our good-looking parts do not need anything. Nevertheless, God compounded the body, giving honor more abundant to the part which had a lack, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the other members suffer with it; or if a member is glorified, all the other members rejoice with it.
1 Corinthians 12:12-26 CEV
(12) The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. (13) Some of us are Jews, and others are Gentiles. Some of us are slaves, and others are free. But God's Spirit baptized each of us and made us part of the body of Christ. Now we each drink from that same Spirit. (14) Our bodies don't have just one part. They have many parts. (15) Suppose a foot says, "I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body? (16) Or suppose an ear says, "I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body." Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body? (17) If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing. (18) But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best. (19) A body isn't really a body, unless there is more than one part. (20) It takes many parts to make a single body. (21) That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet. (22) In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest. (23) We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts, (24) but we don't have to be modest about other parts. God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable. (25) He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others. (26) If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honored, the whole body will be happy.
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - King James Version
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - Young's Literal Translation 1889
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