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The term refers both to the physical body of Jesus Christ, which was broken on the cross in order that redemption might be accomplished through him, and to the church.
Jesus Christ's physical body
His birth
John 1:14 See also Romans 1:3; Galatians 4:4; 1 Timothy 3:16
His bodily needs
Matthew 8:24 pp Mark 4:38 pp Luke 8:23; Mark 11:12 pp Matthew 21:18; Luke 4:2 pp Matthew 4:2; John 4:6; John 19:28
His physical suffering
Matthew 27:26 pp Mark 15:15 pp John 19:1 See also Matthew 27:28-30 pp Mark 15:17-19 pp John 19:2-3; Luke 22:44
His real physical death
John 19:31-37 See also Matthew 27:35 pp Mark 15:24-25 pp Luke 23:33 pp John 19:23; Acts 2:23
His burial
Mark 15:43-46 pp Matthew 27:58-60 pp Luke 23:52-53 pp John 19:38-42
His physical resurrection
Luke 24:37-43 See also Matthew 28:9; John 20:19-20,27
The body of Christ symbolised in the Lord's Supper
Matthew 26:26 pp Mark 14:22 pp Luke 22:19 See also John 6:51-58; 1 Corinthians 10:16; Corinthians 11:23-30
The church as the body of Christ
Believers as members of the body of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:27 See also Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:4; Colossians 1:24
Jesus Christ as the head of the body
Colossians 1:18 See also Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 5:23
Jesus Christ's resurrection body is a new temple
John 2:19-22 See also Ephesians 2:19-22
Life in the body of Christ
Baptism is into the body of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:13 See also Galatians 3:27
Believers receive spiritual life through the body of Christ
Colossians 2:19 See also 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; Ephesians 4:15-16
Believers care for each other in the body of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:25-26 See also Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:29-30; Colossians 3:15
Believers have different gifts in the body of Christ
Romans 12:4-5 See also Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Ephesians 4:11-13
See also
2212 Christ, head of church 2530 Christ, death of 2560 Christ, resurrection 3275 Holy Spirit in the church 6754 union with Christ 7020 church, the 7105 believers 7921 fellowship 7933 Lord's Supper 7957 sacraments 7966 spiritual gifts 8347 spiritual growth