Romans 12:5

Romans 12:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
• New International Version (NIV)so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

Context of Romans 12:5

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. 4Each part of our body works in a different way. But all the parts belong to our one body. In 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. 7God helps some people to serve others. They should do that well. God helps some people to be able to teach others. Those people should teach well.

Romans 12:5 word by word

οὕτως οἱ πολλοὶ ἓν σῶμά ἐσμεν ἐν Χριστῷ, τὸ δὲ καθ᾽ εἷς ἀλλήλων μέλη.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• weεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• andδέde · thenG1161
• everyκατάkata · according toG2596
• membersμέλοςmelos · memberG3196
• one of anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240

Cross-references for Romans 12:5

• Romans 12:4Each part of our body works in a different way. But all the parts belong to our one body.
• 1 Corinthians 10:17We are many people, but all of us eat part of the same loaf of bread. That shows that we are one group of people. We belong together because Christ died on our behalf.
• 1 Corinthians 12:12Each person has only one body, but that body has many parts. All those different parts make only one body. It is like that with Christ too.
• Ephesians 1:23The church is like Christ's body and he is its head. Christ fills all things everywhere and he causes the church to become complete.
• Ephesians 4:25So you must stop telling lies. Each of you must say only true things to one another. Remember that all of us belong to one another, like parts of the same body.
• Ephesians 5:23A husband has authority over his wife, in the same way that Christ has authority over the church. The church is like Christ's body. As its head, he saves her.
• Colossians 1:24At this time, I am suffering on your behalf, but I am still happy. Christ himself suffered on behalf of his people, the church. Now, while I live in my human body, I also suffer. I continue to receive the pain that Christ received, so that it may be complete. In that way, I help the church, which is like Christ's own body.
• Colossians 2:19False teachers like that do not receive their message from Christ. As God's people, we are like a body and Christ is like our head. He is the one who causes the whole body to be strong. He helps us to work well together, like the different parts of a body. Then we can all grow properly, because it is God who is helping us to grow.

Commentaries on Romans 12:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5So we, being many - We who are members of the Church of Christ, which is considered the body of which he is the head, have various offices assigned to us, according to the measure of grace, faith and religious knowledge which we possess; and although each has a different office, and qualifications suitable to that office, yet all belong to the same body; and each has as much need of the help of another as that other has of his; therefore, let there be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5So we, being many - We who are Christians, and who are numerous as individuals. Are one body - Are united together, constituting one society, or one people, mutually dependent, and having the same great interests at heart, though to be promoted by us according to our special talents and opportunities. As the welfare of the same body is to be promoted in one manner by the feet, in another by the eye, etc.; so the welfare of the body of Christ is to be…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 12:5

• Church
• Fellowship
• Minister, Christian
• Religion
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Affectioned
• Cheerfulness
• Cleave
• Curse
• Dissimulation
• Distribute
• Fellowship
• Fervent

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