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God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
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And if they were all
one member, where
were
the body?
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But now
are they
many members, yet but one body.
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And
the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no
need of you.
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Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are
necessary:
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And those
members
of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these
we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely
parts
have more abundant comeliness.
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For
our comely
parts
have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more
abundant honour to that
part
which lacked:
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That there should be no schism in the body; but
that
the members should have the same care one for another.
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And whether one member suffer, all
the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
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Now
ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
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And God hath set some in the church, first
apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
governments, diversities of tongues.
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Are
all apostles?
are
all prophets?
are
all teachers?
are
all
workers of miracles?
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Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
CHAPTER CORINTHIANS 13
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become
as
sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
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And though I have
the gift of
prophecy, and understand all
mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and
have not charity, I am nothing.
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And though I bestow all my goods to feed
the poor,
and though I
give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
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Charity suffereth long,
and
is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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Doth not behave
itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
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Rejoiceth not in
iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
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Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth
all things.
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Charity never faileth: but whether
there be
prophecies, they shall fail; whether
there
be
tongues, they shall cease; whether
there be
knowledge, it shall vanish away.
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For we know in
part, and we prophesy in part.
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But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part
shall be done away.
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When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as
a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
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For now we see through a glass,
darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these
is
charity.
CHAPTER CORINTHIANS 14
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