1 Corinthians 12:27

Now, ye, are the body of Christ, and members severally;—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26And, whether one member, suffereth, all the members, suffer with it, or, a member is glorified, all the members, rejoice together.

28And God hath, indeed, set, certain, in the assembly,—first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that mighty works, then gifts of healings, helps, guidings, kinds of tongues.

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Cross References

Romans 12:5So, we, the many, are one body in Christ, yet, severally, members one of another.

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

Ephesians 4:12With a view to the fitting of the saints for the work of ministering, for an upbuilding of the body of the Christ;

Ephesians 5:30Because, members, are we of his body;—

Colossians 1:24Now, am I rejoicing in the sufferings on your behalf, and am filling up the things that lack of the tribulations of the Christ, in my flesh, in behalf of his body, which is the assembly,

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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