1 Corinthians 10:17
Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
In Context
18Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
Cross References
Romans 12:5so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
1 Corinthians 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
1 Corinthians 12:12The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:15by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:16-23
Against Countenancing Idolatry. ( a. d. 57.) 15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. 18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered… Read the whole commentary →