1 Corinthians 12:27

Together you are the Body of Christ, and individually its parts.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26If one part suffers, all the others suffer with it, and if one part has honour done it, all the others share its joy.

28In the Church God has appointed, first, Apostles, secondly Preachers, thirdly Teachers; then he has given supernatural powers, then power to cure diseases, aptness for helping others, capacity to govern, varieties of the gift of ‘tongues.’

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Cross References

Romans 12:5so we, by our union in Christ, many though we are, form but one body, and individually we are related one to another as its parts.

1 Corinthians 12:14The human body, I repeat, consists not of one part, but of many.

Ephesians 4:12to fit his People for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the Body of the Christ.

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

Colossians 1:24Now at last I can rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and in my own person I supplement the afflictions endured by the Christ, for the sake of his Body, the Church;

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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