1 Corinthians 12:26-16:24 And whether one member is suffering, all the members are sympathizing, or one member is being esteemed, all the members are rejoicing with it."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁶ And whether one member is suffering, all the members are sympathizing, or one member is being esteemed, all the members are rejoicing with it." ²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ, and members of a part, ²⁸ whom also God, indeed, placed in the ecclesia, first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, thereupon powers, thereupon graces of healing, supports, pilotage, species of languages." ²⁹ Not all are apostles. Not all are prophets. Not all are teachers. Not all have powers. ³⁰ Not all have the graces of healing. Not all are speaking languages. Not all are interpreting. ³¹ Yet be zealous for the greater graces. And still I am showing you a path, suited to transcendence." ¹³ ¹ If I should be speaking in the languages of men and of the messengers, yet should have no love, I have become resounding copper or a clanging cymbal." ² And if I should have prophecy and should be perceiving all secrets and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so as to transport mountains, yet have no love, I am nothing." ³ And if ever I should be morselling out all my possessions, and if I should be giving up my body, that I should be boasting, yet may have no love, in nothing do I benefit." ⁴ Love is patient, is kind. Love is not jealous. Love is not bragging, is not puffed up, ⁵ is not indecent, is not self-seeking, is not incensed, is not taking account of evil, ⁶ is not rejoicing in injustice, yet is rejoicing together with the truth, ⁷ is forgoing all, is believing all, is expecting all, is enduring all." ⁸ Love is never lapsing: yet, whether prophecies, they will be discarded, or languages, they will cease, or knowledge, it will be discarded." ⁹ For out of an instalment are we knowing, and out of an instalment are we prophesying." ¹⁰ Now whenever maturity may be coming, that which is out of an instalment shall be discarded." ¹¹ When I was a minor, I spoke as a minor, I was disposed as a minor, I took account of things as a minor. Yet when I have become a man, I have discarded that which is a minor's. " ¹² For at present we are observing by means of a mirror, in an enigma, yet then, face to face. At present I know out of an instalment, yet then I shall recognize according as I am recognized also." ¹³ Yet now are remaining faith, expectation, love - these three. Yet the greatest of these is love." ¹⁴ ¹ Be pursuing love. Yet be zealous for spiritual endowments, yet rather that you may be prophesying." ² For he who is speaking in a language is not speaking to men, but to God, for no one is hearing, yet in spirit he is speaking secrets." ³ Yet he who is prophesying is speaking to men for edification and consolation and comfort. ⁴ He who is speaking in a language is edifying himself, yet he who is prophesying is edifying the ecclesia." ⁵ Now I want you all to be speaking in languages, yet rather that you may be prophesying, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking in languages, outside and except he may be interpreting, that the ecclesia may be getting edification." ⁶ Yet now, brethren, if I should be coming to you speaking in languages, what shall I be benefiting you if ever I should not be speaking to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching? ⁷ Likewise, soulless things, giving a sound, whether flute or lyre, if they should not be giving a distinction to the utterances, how will the fluting or the lyre playing be known? ⁸ For if a trumpet, also, should be giving a dubious sound, who will be preparing for battle? ⁹ Thus, you also, if you should not be giving an intelligible expression through the language, how will it be known what is being spoken? For you will be speaking into the air." ¹⁰ There are perchance, so many species of sounds in the world, and nothing is soundless." ¹¹ If, then, I should not be perceiving the import of the sound, I shall be a barbarian to the one speaking, and the one speaking a barbarian to me." ¹² Thus you also, since you are zealots for spiritual endowments, seek that you may be superabounding to the edification of the ecclesia." ¹³ Wherefore let him who is speaking in a language, pray that he may be interpreting." ¹⁴ For if I should be praying in a language, my spirit is praying, yet my mind is unfruitful." ¹⁵ What is it, then? Should I be praying in the spirit, yet I will be praying with the mind also. In the spirit will I be playing music, yet I will be playing with the mind also." ¹⁶ Else, if you should be blessing in the spirit, how shall he who is filling up the place of a plain person be declaring "Amen!at your giving of thanks, since, in fact, he is not aware what you are saying? ¹⁷ For you, indeed, are giving thanks ideally, but the other is not edified." ¹⁸ I thank God that I speak in a language more than all of you. ¹⁹ But, in the ecclesia, do I want to speak five words with my mind, that I should be instructing others also, or ten thousand words in a language? ²⁰ Brethren, do not become little children in disposition. But in evil be minors, yet in disposition become mature." ²¹ In the law it is written that, In different languages and by different lips shall I speak to this people, and neither thus will they be hearkening to Me, the Lord is saying." ²² So that languages are for a sign, not to the believers, but to the unbelievers. Yet prophecy is not for the unbelievers, but for believers." ²³ If then, the whole ecclesia should be coming together in the same place, and all should be speaking in languages, yet should plain persons or unbelievers be entering, will they not be declaring that you are mad? ²⁴ Now if all should be prophesying, yet some unbeliever or plain person be entering, he is being exposed by all, he is being examined by all." ²⁵ The hidden things of his heart are becoming apparent, and thus, falling on his face, he will be worshiping God, reporting that God really is among you." ²⁶ What, then, is it, brethren? Whenever you may be coming together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a language, has a translation. Let all occur to edification." ²⁷ Besides, if anyone is speaking in a language, by two, or, at the most, three, and by instalments, let one also interpret." ²⁸ Now if there should be no interpreter, let him hush in the ecclesia, yet let him speak to himself and to God." ²⁹ Now, as to prophets, let two or three speak, and let the others discriminate." ³⁰ Yet if it should be revealed to another sitting by, let the first hush, ³¹ for you can all be prophesying one by one, that all may be learning and all be consoled." ³² And the spiritual endowments of prophets are subject to the prophets. ³³ For God is not for turbulence, but peace, as in all the ecclesias of the saints." ³⁴ Let the women in the ecclesias hush, for it is not permitted to them to speak, but let them be subject, according as the law, also is saying." ³⁵ Now, if they want to learn anything, let them be inquiring of their own husbands at home, for it is a shame for a woman to be speaking in the ecclesia." ³⁶ Or from you came out the word of God? Or to you only did it attain? ³⁷ If anyone is presuming to be a prophet or spiritual, let him be recognizing that what I am writing to you is a precept of the Lord." ³⁸ Now if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant!" ³⁹ So that, my brethren, be zealous to be prophesying, and the speaking in languages do not forbid." ⁴⁰ Yet let all occur respectably and in order. ¹⁵ ¹ Now I am making known to you, brethren, the evangel which I bring to you, which also you accepted, in which also you stand, ² through which also you are saved, if you are retaining what I said in bringing the evangel to you, outside and except you believe feignedly." ³ For I give over to you among the first what also I accepted, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, ⁴ and that He was entombed, and that He has been roused the third day according to the scriptures, ⁵ and that He was seen by Cephas, thereupon by the twelve." ⁶ Thereupon He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the majority are remaining hitherto, yet some were put to repose also." ⁷ Thereupon He was seen by James, thereafter by all the apostles." ⁸ Yet, last of all, even as if a premature birth, He was seen by me also." ⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not competent to be called an apostle, because I persecute the ecclesia of God." ¹⁰ Yet, in the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace, which is in me, did not come to be for naught, but more exceedingly than all of them toil I - yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me." ¹¹ Then, whether I or they, thus we are heralding and thus you believe." ¹² Now if Christ is being heralded that He has been roused from among the dead, how are some among you saying that there is no resurrection of the dead? ¹³ Now if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been roused." ¹⁴ Now if Christ has not been roused, for naught, consequently, is our heralding, and for naught is your faith." ¹⁵ Now we are being found false witnesses also of God, seeing that we testify by God that He rouses Christ, Whom, consequently, He rouses not, if so be that the dead are not being roused." ¹⁶ For, if the dead are not being roused, neither has Christ been roused." ¹⁷ Now, if Christ has not been roused, vain is your faith - you are still in your sins!" ¹⁸ Consequently those also, who are put to repose in Christ, perished." ¹⁹ If we are having an expectation in Christ in this life only, more forlorn than all men are we." ²⁰ (Yet now Christ has been roused from among the dead, the Firstfruit of those who are reposing." ²¹ For since, in fact, through a man came death, through a Man, also, comes the resurrection of the dead." ²² For even as, in Adam, all are dying, thus also, in Christ, shall all be vivified." ²³ Yet each in his own class: the Firstfruit, Christ; thereupon those who are Christ's in His presence;" ²⁴ thereafter the consummation, whenever He may be giving up the kingdom to His God and Father, whenever He should be nullifying all sovereignty and all authority and power." ²⁵ For He must be reigning until He should be placing all His enemies under His feet. ²⁶ The last enemy is being abolished: death. ²⁷ For He subjects all under His feet. Now whenever He may be saying that all is subject, it is evident that it is outside of Him Who subjects all to Him." ²⁸ Now, whenever all may be subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also shall be subjected to Him Who subjects all to Him, that God may be All in all.)" ²⁹ Else what shall those be doing who are baptizing? It is for the sake of the dead absolutely if the dead are not being roused. Why are they baptizing also for their sake? ³⁰ Why are we also in danger every hour? ³¹ Daily am I dying. By this boast of yours, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus, our Lord, ³² if, as a man, I fight wild beasts in Ephesus, what is the benefit to me? If the dead are not being roused, "we may be eating and drinking, for tomorrow we are dying." ³³ Be not deceived: evil conversations are corrupting kind characters. ³⁴ Sober up justly and do not be sinning, for some have an ignorance of God. To abash you am I saying it." ³⁵ But someone will be protesting, "How are the dead being roused? Now with what body are they coming? ³⁶ Imprudent one! What you are sowing is not being vivified if it should not be dying. ³⁷ And, what you are sowing, you are not sowing the body which shall come to be, but a naked kernel, perchance of wheat or some of the rest." ³⁸ Yet God is giving it a body according as He wills, and to each of the seeds its own body." ³⁹ Not all flesh is the same flesh, but there is one, indeed, of men, yet another flesh of beasts, yet another flesh of flyers, yet another of fishes." ⁴⁰ There are bodies celestial as well as bodies terrestrial. But a different glory, indeed, is that of the celestial, yet a different that of the terrestrial, ⁴¹ another glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for star is excelling star in glory." ⁴² Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is roused in incorruption. ⁴³ It is sown in dishonor; it is roused in glory. It is sown in infirmity; it is roused in power. ⁴⁴ It is sown a soulish body; it is roused a spiritual body. ⁴⁵ If there is a soulish body, there is a spiritual also. Thus it is written also, The first man, Adam, "became a living soul:the last Adam a vivifying Spirit." ⁴⁶ But not first the spiritual, but the soulish, thereupon the spiritual." ⁴⁷ The first man was out of the earth, soilish; the second Man is the Lord out of heaven." ⁴⁸ Such as the soilish one is, such are those also who are soilish, and such as the Celestial One, such are those also who are celestials." ⁴⁹ And according as we wear the image of the soilish, we should be wearing the image also of the Celestial." ⁵⁰ Now this I am averring, brethren, that flesh and blood is not able to enjoy an allotment in the kingdom of God, neither is corruption enjoying the allotment of incorruption." ⁵¹ Lo! a secret to you am I telling! We all, indeed, shall not be put to repose, yet we all shall be changed, ⁵² in an instant, in the twinkle of an eye, at the last trump. For He will be trumpeting, and the dead will be roused incorruptible, and we shall be changed." ⁵³ For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality." ⁵⁴ Now, whenever this corruptible should be putting on incorruption and this mortal should be putting on immortality, then shall come to pass the word which is written, Swallowed up was Death by Victory." ⁵⁵ Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting? ⁵⁶ Now the sting of Death is sin, yet the power of sin is the law." ⁵⁷ Now thanks be to God, Who is giving us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ." ⁵⁸ So that, my beloved brethren, become settled, unmovable, superabounding in the work of the Lord always, being aware that your toil is not for naught in the Lord." ¹⁶ ¹ Now, concerning the collection for the saints, even as I prescribe to the ecclesias of Galatia, thus do you also." ² On one of the sabbaths let each of you lay aside by himself in store that in which he should be prospered, that no collections may be occurring then, whenever I may come." ³ Now whenever I may be coming along, whomsoever you should be attesting through letters, these shall I be sending to carry away your grace to Jerusalem." ⁴ Now if it should be worth while for me also to be going, they shall be going together with me." ⁵ Now I shall be coming to you whenever I may pass through Macedonia, for I am passing through Macedonia." ⁶ Now, perchance, I shall be abiding with you, or wintering also, that you should be sending me forward wheresoever I may be going." ⁷ For I do not want to see you at present on the way, for I am expecting to stay some time with you, if ever the Lord should permit." ⁸ Yet I shall stay in Ephesus till Pentecost, ⁹ for a door has opened for me, great and operative, and many are opposing." ¹⁰ Now if Timothy should be coming, look to it that he should be with you fearlessly, for he is working at the work of the Lord, as I also." ¹¹ No one, then, should be scorning him. Now send him forward in peace, that he may be coming to me, for I am awaiting him with the brethren." ¹² Now concerning brother Apollos, I entreat him much that he may be coming to you with the brethren, and it was undoubtedly not his will that he should come now, yet he will come whenever he should have an opportunity." ¹³ Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be manly! Be staunch! ¹⁴ Let all your actions occur in love! ¹⁵ Now I am entreating you, brethren - you are acquainted with the house of Stephanas and Fortunatus, that it is the firstfruit of Achaia, and they set themselves to the service for the saints -" ¹⁶ that you also may be subject to such, and to every fellow worker and toiler." ¹⁷ Now I am rejoicing at the presence of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, for this deficiency of yours, these men fill up, ¹⁸ for they soothe my spirit and yours. Then be recognizing such. ¹⁹ Greeting you are the ecclesias of the province of Asia. Greeting you much in the Lord are Aquila and Prisca, together with the ecclesia of their house." ²⁰ Greeting you are all the brethren. Greet one another with a holy kiss. ²¹ The salutation is by my hand - Paul's. ²² If anyone is not fond of the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema! Maran atha!" ²³ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you! ²⁴ My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus! Amen!