1 Corinthians 12:21
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
πούς
Foot. Pous. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. God considers beautiful what goes out to carry the Gospel. Your willingness to go makes you beautiful.
πάλιν
again
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πάλιν
Again, once more, anew. Palin. Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say rejoice. Some commands are worth repeating. Joy is always appropriate for those who know God.
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χείρ
hand;
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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ὀφθαλμός
eye
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ὀφθαλμός
An eye, the organ of sight. Eye has not seen nor ear heard what God has prepared for those who love Him. Heaven exceeds every imagination you have ever had.
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δύναμαι
is able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ἔχω
I have,
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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χρεία
Need
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χρεία
employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
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κεφαλή
head
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κεφαλή
the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
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ἔπω
to say
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ἤ
Or
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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