1 Corinthians 12:27

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

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

In Context

26And thus if one member suffers all the members suffer with it; or, if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of languages.

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Cross References

Romans 12:5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

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

Ephesians 4:12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Ephesians 5:30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Colossians 1:24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is 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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