1 Corinthians 12:25

1 Corinthians 12:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
• New International Version (NIV)so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

Context of 1 Corinthians 12:25

23and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness; 24whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked; that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

1 Corinthians 12:25 word by word

ἵνα μὴ ᾖ σχίσμα ἐν τῷ σώματι, ἀλλὰ τὸ αὐτὸ ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων μεριμνῶσιν τὰ μέλη·Read the interlinear

• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• membersμέλοςmelos · memberG3196
• sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:25

• 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
• 1 Corinthians 3:3for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?
• John 17:21that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
• 2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
• 2 Corinthians 7:12So although I wrote unto you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.
• 2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25That there should be no schism in the body - That there should be no unnecessary and independent part in the whole human machine, and that every part should contribute something to the general proportion, symmetry, and beauty of the body. So completely has God tempered the whole together, that not the smallest visible part can be removed from the body without not only injuring its proportions, but producing deformity. Hence the members have the same care…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25That there should be no schism - Margin, “Division;” see note on 1 Corinthians 11:18. The sense here is, that the body might be united, and be one harmonious whole; that there should be no separate interests; and that all the parts should be equally necessary, and truly dependent on each other; and that no member should be regarded as separated from the others, or as needless to the welfare of all. The sense to be illustrated by this is, that no member of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-26Verses 12-26 Christ and his church form one body, as Head and members. Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of Divine institution; it is a sign of the new birth, and is called therefore the washing of regeneration, Tit 3:5. But it is by the Spirit, only by the renewing of the Holy Ghost, that we are made members of Christ's body. And by communion with Christ at the Lord's supper, we are strengthened, not by drinking the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26The church is a united group, so members must live in harmony and care for one another.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. no schism--(compare 1Co 12:21)--no disunion; referring to the "divisions" noticed (1Co 11:18). care one for another--that is, in behalf of one another.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 12:25

• Church
• God

In the dictionaries

• Administration
• Bond
• Covet
• Schism
• Temper
• Tongues, Gift of
• Apostle
• Care; Carefulness; Careful
• Church Government
• Communion; (fellowship)

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings