The World English Bible (WEB): 1 Corinthians — John Shaqi
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The World English Bible (WEB): 1 Corinthians
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Bible. Corinthians, 1st
If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?
012:018 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body,
just as he desired.
012:019 If they were all one member, where would the body be?
012:020 But now they are many members, but one body.
012:021 The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you,"
or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."
012:022 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be
weaker are necessary.
012:023 Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable,
on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable
parts have more abundant propriety;
012:024 whereas our presentable parts have no such need.
But God composed the body together, giving more abundant
honor to the inferior part,
012:025 that there should be no division in the body, but that the members
should have the same care for one another.
012:026 When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it.
Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
012:027 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
012:028 God has set some in the assembly: first apostles,
second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers,
then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various
kinds of languages.
012:029 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers?
Are all miracle workers?
012:030 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages?
Do all interpret?
012:031 But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most
excellent way to you.
013:001 If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't
have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
013:002 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and
all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains,
but don't have love, I am nothing.
013:003 If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my
body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.
013:004 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy.
Love doesn't brag, is not proud,
013:005 doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way,
is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
013:006 doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
013:007 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things.
013:008 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done
away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease.
Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
013:009 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
013:010 but when that which is complete has come, then that which is
partial will be done away with.
013:011 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child,
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