Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. New Living Translation The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. English Standard Version For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. Berean Standard Bible The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. Berean Literal Bible For just as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body being many are one body, so also is Christ. King James Bible 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. New King James Version For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. New American Standard Bible For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. NASB 1995 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. NASB 1977 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. Legacy Standard Bible For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. Amplified Bible For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so it is with Christ. Christian Standard Bible For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ. Holman Christian Standard Bible For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ. American Standard Version For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. Contemporary English Version The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. English Revised Version For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. GOD'S WORD® Translation For example, the body is one unit and yet has many parts. As all the parts form one body, so it is with Christ. Good News Translation Christ is like a single body, which has many parts; it is still one body, even though it is made up of different parts. International Standard Version For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, form a single body, so it is with the Messiah. Majority Standard Bible The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. NET Bible For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body--though many--are one body, so too is Christ. New Heart English Bible For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Weymouth New Testament For just as the human body is one and yet has many parts, and all its parts, many as they are, constitute but one body, so it is with the Church of Christ. World English Bible For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor even as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also [is] the Christ, Berean Literal Bible For just as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body being many are one body, so also is Christ. Young's Literal Translation For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ, Smith's Literal Translation For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, is one body: so also is Christ. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor as the body is one, and hath many members; and all the members of the body, whereas they are many, yet are one body, so also is Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version For just as the body is one, and yet has many parts, so all the parts of the body, though they are many, are only one body. So also is Christ. New American Bible As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. New Revised Standard Version For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, even though many, are one body, so also is Christ. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For in like manner, because the body is one and there are many members in it, while all of them are many members, they are one body; thus also is The Messiah. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. Godbey New Testament For indeed there is one body, and it has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. Haweis New Testament For as the body is one, and hath many members, but all the members of that one body, though many, are one body: so also is Christ. Mace New Testament For as the body is one, tho' it has many members, and all the members of that one body, tho' many, are one body: so also is the body of Christ. Weymouth New Testament For just as the human body is one and yet has many parts, and all its parts, many as they are, constitute but one body, so it is with the Church of Christ. Worrell New Testament For, as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is the Christ; Worsley New Testament For as the body is one, and hath many members; but all the parts of this one body, though many, are but one body: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Body of Christ11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines. 12 The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. 13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.… Cross References Romans 12:4-5 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function, / so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another. Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; / one Lord, one faith, one baptism; / one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful. Ephesians 1:22-23 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, / which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:16 and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. John 17:21-23 that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. / I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— / I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. Colossians 1:18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. Ephesians 5:30 For we are members of His body. Romans 6:5 For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. Ephesians 4:15-16 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. / From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part. Colossians 2:19 He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow. John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. Acts 2:44-47 All the believers were together and had everything in common. / Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need. / With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, ... Psalm 133:1 A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! Treasury of Scripture For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. as. 1 Corinthians 10:17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. Romans 12:4,5 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: … Ephesians 1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. so. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. Galatians 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. Jump to Previous Body Christ Church Constitute Form Human Members Parts UnitJump to Next Body Christ Church Constitute Form Human Members Parts Unit1 Corinthians 12 1. Spiritual gifts,4. are diverse, 7. yet to profit all. 8. And to that end are diversely bestowed; 12. as the members of a natural body tend all to the mutual decency, 22. service, 26. and helpfulness of the same body; 27. so we should do for one another, to make up the body of Christ. For just as the body is one The phrase "the body is one" emphasizes the unity and singularity of the human body, which serves as a metaphor for the Church. In Greek, the word for "body" is "sōma," which signifies a whole, complete entity. This reflects the idea that the Church, though composed of many individuals, functions as a single, cohesive unit. Historically, the concept of unity within diversity was revolutionary in the Greco-Roman world, where divisions were prevalent. This unity is a divine design, mirroring the oneness of God Himself. and has many parts and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body so also is Christ Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theτὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. body σῶμα (sōma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a unit, ἕν (hen) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. though καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. it is comprised ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. of many πολλὰ (polla) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. parts. μέλη (melē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3196: A bodily organ, limb, member. Of uncertain affinity; a limb or part of the body. And [although] δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [its] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. parts μέλη (melē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3196: A bodily organ, limb, member. Of uncertain affinity; a limb or part of the body. are ὄντα (onta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. many, πολλὰ (polla) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. they all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. form ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. one ἕν (hen) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. body. σῶμα (sōma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. So οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). [it is] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. with Christ. Χριστός (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. Links 1 Corinthians 12:12 NIV1 Corinthians 12:12 NLT 1 Corinthians 12:12 ESV 1 Corinthians 12:12 NASB 1 Corinthians 12:12 KJV 1 Corinthians 12:12 BibleApps.com 1 Corinthians 12:12 Biblia Paralela 1 Corinthians 12:12 Chinese Bible 1 Corinthians 12:12 French Bible 1 Corinthians 12:12 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) |
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