Romans 12:4

For as we severally have many members in one body, and all those members have not the same functions;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3And, by the grace given to me, I say to you all: Do not carry thoughts, beyond what ye ought to think; but think with modesty, as God hath distributed to each one his measure of faith.

5so also we, who are collectively many persons, are one body in Messiah, and are naturally members of each other.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:12For as the body is one, and in it are many members; and all those members of the body, though many, are one body; so also is the Messiah.

Ephesians 4:4so that ye may become one body, and one Spirit; even as ye are called unto 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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