Romans 12:4

For even as we have many members in one body, and not all members have the same function;

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

In Context

3For, through the grace that was given to me, I tell every man among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think, as to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God has given him.

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

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, although they be many, are one body; so also is Christ.

Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling.

Matthew Henry on Romans 12:2-21

Consecration to God; Duty towards God; Duty towards Ourselves; Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts; Duty towards Our Brethren; Brotherly Love; Love to Enemies. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say,… Read the whole commentary →

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