1 Corinthians 12:27

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

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26And so if one member suffer all the members suffer with it; and if one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

28And God hath placed you accordingly in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, and various kinds of tongues.

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Cross References

Romans 12:5so we who are many, are one body in Christ, and every one members of each other.

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

Ephesians 4:12to the edifying of the body of Christ:

Ephesians 5:30for we are members of his body, as if taken out of his flesh, and of his bones, as Eve was out of Adam's.

Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for the sake of his body, 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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