1 Corinthians 12:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.”
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Read 1 Corinthians 12:27 in the flow of 1 Corinthians12 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Corinthians12 to see the surrounding context.
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BSBPD
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 12:27 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 12:5so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 12:14For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
- Ephesians 1:23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
- Ephesians 4:12to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
- Ephesians 5:23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
- Ephesians 5:30For we are members of His body.
- Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
- Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
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