1 Corinthians 12:27

Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

In Context

26When one member suffers, all the others suffer with it; and when one member is honored, all the members are glad with it.

28And God has appointed those in the church to be first of all apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers. then workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, users of various kinds of "tongues."

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Cross References

Romans 12:5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and we are severally members of one another.

1 Corinthians 12:14For the body is not one member, but many.

Ephesians 4:12in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ -

Ephesians 5:30for we are members of his body.

Colossians 1:24I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf; and I am filling up in my own body what is yet lacking of the sufferings of Christ in behalf of the church, his Body.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 12:13-27

Union Recommended. ( a. d. 57.) 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because… Read the whole commentary →

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