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therefore not of the body. "And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. "If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him. "And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now they are many members, but one body. Storified And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary: and those parts 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; whereas our members comely parts have no need: but God tempered the his part body together, giving more abundant honour to

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that part which lacked; that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and 'severally members thereof. And God powers hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then "miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of "miracles? have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? But desire earnestly the greater Or, wise gifts. gifts. And a still more excellent way shew I unto you.

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20 Brethren, be not children in mind: howbeit in malice be ye babes, but in mind be "men. "In the law it is written, By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people; and not even thus will they hear me, saith the Lord. 22Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that or. believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe. If therefore the whole church be assembled together, and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad? But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is 'reproved by all, he is judged by all; the secrets of his heart are made manifest; and so he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

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Now I make known unto you, brethren,

the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, by which also ye are 'saved; I make known, I say, in what words I preached it unto you, if ye hold it fast, except ye believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures; and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve; then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep; then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles; and last of all, as unto one born out of due time, he appeared to me also. For I am the least of the apostles, that am