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1 Corinthians 12:25
25that there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have the same concern one for another.
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 esteem to be the more void of honour, these we clothe with more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness; 24but our comely [parts] have not need. But God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to [the part] that lacked; that there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have the same concern one for another. 26And if one member suffer, all the members suffer with [it]; and if one member be glorified, all the members rejoice with [it]. 27Now ye are Christ's body, and members in particular.
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ἵνα μὴ ᾖ σχίσμα ἐν τῷ σώματι, ἀλλὰ τὸ αὐτὸ ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων μεριμνῶσιν τὰ μέλη·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:25
- 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3for ye are yet carnal. For whereas [there are] among you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man?
- John 17:21that they may be all one, as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
- 2 Corinthians 13:11For the rest, brethren, rejoice; be perfected; be encouraged; be of one mind; be at peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
- 2 Corinthians 7:12So then, if also I wrote to you, [it was] not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks [be] to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in 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
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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
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