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

24But we do not need to do this with the beautiful parts of our body. God has put all these parts together in one body. Some parts seem to be not very special. But God has shown that those parts are very valuable. 25He has done that to bring all the parts together as one body. All the parts work together to help each other. Then if one part of the body hurts, every other part also hurts. If people praise one part, every part of the body is also happy. 27All of you together are Christ's body. And each of you is a part of that body. 28Like the parts of a body, God has put people in different places in his church. First, there are apostles. Second, there are people who speak messages from God. Third, there are teachers. After that, there are people who do miracles. There are people who have gifts to make sick people well. There are people who help others in special ways. There are people who can lead others. And there are people who can speak different kinds of languages.

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 12:15If you are with someone who is happy, you should also be happy. If you are with someone who is sad, you should also be sad.
• 2 Corinthians 11:28All these troubles have happened to me. But also, every day I have trouble in my mind. I worry about the believers in all the churches.
• Galatians 6:2When anyone among you has troubles, you must help each other. If you do that, you will be obeying Christ's rule.
• Hebrews 13:3Remember to help those believers who are in prison. Think about what that would be like, if you were there with them. Remember those believers who are receiving trouble from people. Think about them as if you were receiving the same pain in your own body.
• 1 Peter 3:8Now I want to say this to you before I finish my letter. All of you should agree with each other in what you think. You should try to understand how other people are feeling. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be kind to each other. Do not think that you are more important than other people.

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