26 [a]Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honor, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your [b]part.

28 (A)And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophets, thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles: after that, the gifts of healing, [c]helpers, [d]governors, diversity of tongues.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:26 Now he applieth the same doctrine to the Corinthians without any allegory, warning them that seeing there are divers functions and divers gifts, it is their duty, not to offend one against another, either by envy or ambition, but rather that they being joined together in love and charity one with another, every one of them bestow to the profit of all, that which he hath received, according as his ministry doth require.
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:27 For all churches wheresoever they are dispersed through the whole world, are divers members of one body.
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:28 The offices of Deacons.
  4. 1 Corinthians 12:28 He setteth forth the order of Elders, which were the maintainers of the Church’s discipline.

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