Romans 12:4

Romans 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
• New International Version (NIV)For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function,

Context of Romans 12:4

2Do not become like the people who belong to this world. But let God completely change the way that you think, so that you live differently. Then you will understand what God wants you to do. You will know what is good. You will know what pleases God. You will know what is completely right. 3God has been kind to me so that I can serve him. Because of that, I say this to every one of you: Do not think that you are better than you really are. Instead, think about yourself carefully. Decide how much God has helped you to trust him. Then you will know how to serve him well. Each part of our body works in a different way. But all the parts belong to our one body. 5In the same way, we are many people, but we all belong to Christ, like one body. We also belong to each other, like the different parts of one body belong to each other. 6God has been kind to us. He has given to each of us different gifts so that we can serve him. God helps some people to speak his messages clearly. Those people should trust God to tell them what to say.

Romans 12:4 word by word

καθάπερ γὰρ ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι πολλὰ μέλη ἔχομεν, τὰ δὲ μέλη πάντα οὐ τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχει πρᾶξιν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asκαθάπερkathaper · just asG2509
• we haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• membersμέλοςmelos · memberG3196
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• andδέde · thenG1161
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• notοὐou · noG3756
• theπρᾶξιςpraxis · actionG4234
• sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Romans 12:4

• 1 Corinthians 12:4The Holy Spirit helps us with different kinds of gifts. But it is the same Spirit who gives them.
• Ephesians 4:15Instead, we will love each other and we will speak God's true message. As a result, we will become more and more like Christ in every way. He is the head of his body, which is the church.

Commentaries on Romans 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4For as we have many members - As the human body consists of many parts, each having its respective office, and all contributing to the perfection and support of the whole; each being indispensably necessary in the place which it occupies, and each equally useful though performing a different function;Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For - This word here denotes a further illustration or proof of what he had just before said. The duty to which he was exhorting the Romans was, not to be unduly exalted or elevated in their own estimation. In order to produce proper humility, he shows them that God has appointed certain orders or grades in the church; that all are useful in their proper place; that we should seek to discharge our duty in our appropriate sphere; and thus that due…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-8Verses 3-8 Pride is a sin in us by nature; we need to be cautioned and armed against it. All the saints make up one body in Christ, who is the Head of the body, and the common Centre of their unity. In the spiritual body, some are fitted for and called to one sort of work; others for another sort of work. We are to do all the good we can, one to another, and for the common benefit. If we duly thought about the powers we have, and how far we fail properly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5so in Christ we who are many are one body: Paul compares the human body to the church, which he calls the body of Christ. He also uses this comparison in 1 Corinthians 12. This picture helps explain both unity and diversity in the church. Many parts belong to one body, and each part has an important role. Ancient writers also used this same comparison to describe how communities work together (compare Livy, History 2.32; Epictetus, Discourses 2.10.4–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. For as we have many members, &c.--The same diversity and yet unity obtains in the body of Christ, whereof all believers are the several members, as in the natural body.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 12:4

• Church
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• Minister, Christian
• Religion

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Commentaries on Romans 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