1 Corinthians 12:26

1 Corinthians 12:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
• New International Version (NIV)If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Context of 1 Corinthians 12:26

24which our respectable parts do not need. Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable, 25so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other. So if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it. 28And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:26 word by word

καὶ εἴτε πάσχει ἓν μέλος, συμπάσχει πάντα τὰ μέλη· εἴτε δοξάζεται ἓν μέλος, συγχαίρει πάντα τὰ μέλη.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whetherεἴτεeite · whetherG1535
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• memberμέλοςmelos · memberG3196
• sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the membersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• suffer with itσυμπάσχωsumpaschō · to suffer withG4841
• be honouredδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• rejoice with itσυγχαίρωsugchairō · to rejoice withG4796

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:26

• Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
• 2 Corinthians 11:28Not to mention other things, there is the daily pressure on me: my concern for all the churches.
• Galatians 6:2Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
• Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily.
• 1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble,

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And whether one member suffer - As there is a mutual exertion for the general defense, so there is a mutual sympathy. If the eye, the hand, the foot, etc., be injured, the whole man grieves; and if by clothing, or any thing else, any particular member or part is adorned, strengthened, or better secured, it gives a general pleasure to the whole man.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And whether one member suffer - One member, or part of the body. All the members suffer with it - This, we all know, is the case with the body. A pain in the foot, the hand, or the head excites deep solicitude. The interest is not confined to the part affected; but we feel that we ourselves are affected, and that our body, as a whole, demands our care. The word “suffer” here refers to disease, or sickness. It is true also that not only we feel an…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. 2626. And--Accordingly. all ... suffer with it--"When a thorn enters the heel, the whole body feels it, and is concerned: the back bends, the belly and thighs contract themselves, the hands come forward and draw out the thorn, the head stoops, and the eyes regard the affected member with intense gaze" [Chrysostom]. rejoice with it--"When the head is crowned, the whole man feels honored, the mouth expresses, and the eyes look, gladness" [Chrysostom].Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 12:26

• Church

In the dictionaries

• Administration
• Bond
• Covet
• Temper
• Tongues, Gift of
• Church Government
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Ephesians, Epistle to the
• Feeling

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