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.
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.
12:19
ወእመሰኵሉመሌሊትአሐዱአይቴእምኮነነፍስት።
若都是一個肢體,身子在哪裏呢?
If they were all one member, where would the body be?
12:20
ወይእዜኒመሌሊቱብዙኅወነፍስቱአሐዱ።
但如今肢體是多的,身子卻是一個。
But now they are many members, but one body.
12:21
ወኢትክልዐይንትበላለእድኢይፈቅደኪወካዕበኢትክልርእስትበሎሙለኵሎሙኢይፈቅደክሙ።
眼不能對手說:「我用不着你。」頭也不能對腳說:「我用不着你。」
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.”
12:22
ወብከመሌሊትዝኩዘታስተሐቅሮፈድፋደመፍቅድከ።
不但如此,身上肢體人以為軟弱的,更是不可少的。
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
12:23
ወዝኩዘታንእሶያፈድፍድለከክብረ።
身上肢體,我們看為不體面的,越發給它加上體面;不俊美的,越發得着俊美。
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,
12:24
ወቶስሖእግዚአብሔርለነፍስትነወአክበሮፈድፋደለመሌሊትንኡስ።
我們俊美的肢體,自然用不着裝飾;但上帝配搭這身子,把加倍的體面給那有缺欠的肢體,
while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
12:25
ከመኢይትአበዩበበይናቲሆሙመለያልይነከመይዕሪክብረወከመሰኢይትአበይአባልነ።
免得身上分門別類,總要肢體彼此相顧。
that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
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.