1 Corinthians · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
1 Corinthians 12 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Περί δε των πνευματικών, αδελφοί, δεν θέλω να αγνοήτε.
1 Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.
2 Εξεύρετε ότι ήσθε εθνικοί, συρόμενοι όπως εσύρεσθε προς τα είδωλα τα άφωνα.
2 You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.
3 Διά τούτο σας γνωστοποιώ ότι ουδείς λαλών διά Πνεύματος Θεού λέγει ανάθεμα τον Ιησούν, και ουδείς δύναται να είπη Κύριον Ιησούν, ειμή διά Πνεύματος Αγίου.
3 Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.
4 Είναι δε διαιρέσεις χαρισμάτων, το Πνεύμα όμως το αυτό·
4 Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 είναι και διαιρέσεις διακονιών, ο Κύριος όμως ο αυτός·
5 There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.
6 είναι και διαιρέσεις ενεργημάτων, ο Θεός όμως είναι ο αυτός, ο ενεργών τα πάντα εν πάσι.
6 There are various kinds of workings, but the same God who works all things in all.
7 Δίδεται δε εις έκαστον η φανέρωσις του Πνεύματος προς το συμφέρον.
7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.
8 Διότι εις άλλον μεν δίδεται διά του Πνεύματος λόγος σοφίας, εις άλλον δε λόγος γνώσεως κατά το αυτό Πνεύμα,
8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
9 εις άλλον δε πίστις διά του αυτού Πνεύματος, εις άλλον δε χαρίσματα ιαμάτων διά του αυτού Πνεύματος,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10 εις άλλον δε ενέργειαι θαυμάτων, εις άλλον δε προφητεία, εις άλλον δε διακρίσεις πνευμάτων, εις άλλον δε είδη γλωσσών, εις άλλον δε ερμηνεία γλωσσών.
10 and to another workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of languages, and to another the interpretation of languages.
11 Πάντα δε ταύτα ενεργεί το εν και το αυτό Πνεύμα, διανέμον ιδία εις έκαστον καθώς θέλει.
11 But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.
12 Διότι καθώς το σώμα είναι εν και έχει μέλη πολλά, πάντα δε τα μέλη του σώματος του ενός, πολλά όντα, είναι εν σώμα, ούτω και ο Χριστός·
12 For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
13 διότι ημείς πάντες διά του ενός Πνεύματος εβαπτίσθημεν εις εν σώμα, είτε Ιουδαίοι είτε Έλληνες, είτε δούλοι είτε ελεύθεροι, και πάντες εις εν Πνεύμα εποτίσθημεν.
13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
14 Διότι το σώμα δεν είναι εν μέλος, αλλά πολλά.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 Εάν είπη ο πους, Επειδή δεν είμαι χειρ, δεν είμαι εκ του σώματος, διά τούτο τάχα δεν είναι εκ του σώματος;
15 If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.
16 Και εάν είπη το ωτίον, Επειδή δεν είμαι οφθαλμός, δεν είμαι εκ του σώματος, διά τούτο δεν είναι τάχα εκ του σώματος;
16 If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.
17 Εάν όλον το σώμα ήναι οφθαλμός, που η ακοή; Εάν όλον ακοή, που η όσφρησις;
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?
18 Αλλά τώρα ο Θεός έθεσε τα μέλη εν έκαστον αυτών εις το σώμα καθώς ηθέλησεν.
18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.
19 Εάν όμως πάντα ήσαν εν μέλος, που το σώμα;
19 If they were all one member, where would the body be?
20 Αλλά τώρα είναι μεν πολλά μέλη, εν όμως σώμα.
20 But now they are many members, but one body.
21 Και δεν δύναται ο οφθαλμός να είπη προς την χείρα· Δεν έχω χρείαν σου· ή πάλιν η κεφαλή προς τους πόδας· Δεν έχω χρείαν υμών.
21 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.”
22 Αλλά πολύ περισσότερον τα μέλη του σώματος, τα οποία φαίνονται ότι είναι ασθενέστερα, ταύτα είναι αναγκαία,
22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
23 και εκείνα τα οποία νομίζομεν ότι είναι τα ατιμότερα του σώματος, εις ταύτα αποδίδομεν τιμήν περισσοτέραν, και τα άσχημα ημών έχουσι περισσοτέραν ευσχημοσύνην·
23 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 modesty,
24 τα δε ευσχήμονα ημών δεν έχουσι χρείαν. Αλλ' ο Θεός συνεκέρασε το σώμα, δώσας περισσοτέραν τιμήν εις το ευτελέστερον,
24 while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
25 διά να μη ήναι σχίσμα εν τω σώματι, αλλά να φροντίζωσι τα μέλη το αυτό υπέρ αλλήλων.
25 that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
26 Και είτε πάσχει εν μέλος, πάντα τα μέλη συμπάσχουσιν· είτε τιμάται εν μέλος, πάντα τα μέλη συγχαίρουσι.
26 When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Και σεις είσθε σώμα Χριστού και μέλη κατά μέρος.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
28 Και άλλους μεν έθεσεν ο Θεός εν τη εκκλησία πρώτον αποστόλους, δεύτερον προφήτας, τρίτον διδασκάλους, έπειτα θαύματα, έπειτα χαρίσματα ιαμάτων, βοηθείας, κυβερνήσεις, είδη γλωσσών.
28 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.
29 Μη πάντες είναι απόστολοι; μη πάντες προφήται; μη πάντες διδάσκαλοι; μη πάντες ενεργούσι θαύματα;
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
30 μη πάντες έχουσι χαρίσματα ιαμάτων; μη πάντες λαλούσι γλώσσας; μη πάντες διερμηνεύουσι;
30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?
31 Ζητείτε δε μετά ζήλου τα καλήτερα χαρίσματα. Και έτι πολύ υπερέχουσαν οδόν σας δεικνύω.
31 But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 14:1–18; 1 Corinthians 14:37
- 2 1 Peter 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; Psalm 115:5; Galatians 4:8; Ephesians 2:11–12
- 3 1 John 4:2–3; Matthew 16:16–17; Romans 10:9; 2 Corinthians 3:5; John 13:13
- 4 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Romans 12:4–6; Hebrews 2:4; 1 Corinthians 12:8–11
- 5 Ephesians 4:11–12; Romans 14:8–9; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Matthew 23:10
- 6 1 Corinthians 3:7; John 5:17; 1 Corinthians 12:11; Hebrews 13:21; Ephesians 4:6
- 7 1 Peter 4:10–11; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 14:19; 1 Corinthians 14:12; 1 Corinthians 14:17
- 8 Proverbs 2:6; 1 Corinthians 2:6–10; Ephesians 1:17–18; 2 Corinthians 8:7; Psalm 143:10
- 9 James 5:14–15; Ephesians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Hebrews 11:33; Matthew 17:19–20
- 10 1 Corinthians 14:39; 1 John 4:1; Mark 16:17; 1 Corinthians 12:28–30; Joel 2:28
- 11 Hebrews 2:4; 1 Corinthians 12:4; 2 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Corinthians 12:6; Ephesians 4:7
- 12 Romans 12:4–5; Colossians 3:15; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:15–16; Colossians 2:19
- 13 Ephesians 4:5; Colossians 3:11; Galatians 3:28; John 7:37–39; Romans 6:3–6
- 14 1 Corinthians 12:27–28; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:25; 1 Corinthians 12:19
- 15 Judges 9:8–15; 2 Kings 14:9
- 16 Romans 12:3; Philippians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 12:22; Romans 12:10
- 17 Psalm 139:13–16; Psalm 94:9; Proverbs 20:12; 1 Corinthians 12:21; 1 Corinthians 12:29
- 18 1 Corinthians 12:28; Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 12:11; 1 Corinthians 3:5; Luke 12:32
- 20 1 Corinthians 12:14; 1 Corinthians 12:12
- 21 Nehemiah 4:16–21; Ezra 10:1–5; Job 29:11
- 22 Proverbs 14:28; Ecclesiastes 9:14–15; Ecclesiastes 4:9–12; Ecclesiastes 5:9; 2 Corinthians 1:11
- 23 Genesis 3:21
- 24 Genesis 3:11; Genesis 2:25
- 25 2 Corinthians 13:11; 1 Corinthians 1:10–12; John 17:21–26; 2 Corinthians 8:16; 2 Corinthians 7:12
- 26 Romans 12:15; Galatians 6:2; Hebrews 13:3; 1 Peter 3:8
- 27 Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 5:30; Romans 12:5; Colossians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 12:12
- 28 Ephesians 4:11–13; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:18; 1 Corinthians 12:7–11; 1 Timothy 5:17
- 29 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; 1 Corinthians 12:14–20
- 30 1 Corinthians 12:10
- 31 1 Corinthians 13:1–14:1; 1 Corinthians 14:39; Philippians 3:8; Matthew 5:6; 1 Corinthians 8:1
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This whole place is very obscure: but the obscurity is produced by our ignorance of the facts referred to and by their cessation, being such as then used to occur but now no longer take place. And why do they not happen now?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
Let us take our body for an example. The head is nothing without the feet, and the feet are nothing without the head; yea, the very smallest members of our body are necessary and useful to the whole body.
For although the Spirit of the Saviour that is in Him "searcheth all things, even the deep things of God," yet as to us "there are diversities of gifts, differences of administrations, and diversities of operations;" and we, while upon the earth, as Paul also declares, "know in part, and prophesy in part." Since, therefore, we know but in part, …
But I am not such a one, "for I am a sinful man." Yet do I also magnify Thy name; and He who hath "overcome the world" maketh intercession to Thee for my sins, accounting me among the "feeble members" of His body, because Thine eyes saw that of him which was imperfect; and in Thy book all shall be …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
"But covet earnestly," saith he, "the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way." And when he was to declare this "way," he spoke not of raising the dead, not of cleansing of lepers, not of any other such thing; but in place of all these he set charity.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)