"Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular." — 1 Corinthians 12:27

1 Corinthians 12:27 · KJV

“Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”

— 1 Corinthians 12:27

And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

Verse 28

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. {diversities: or, kinds}

1 Corinthians 12 — Context

That there should be no schism in the body; but {that} the members should have the same care one for another. {schism: or, division}

And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

{Are} all apostles? {are} all prophets? {are} all teachers? {are} all workers of miracles? {workers...: or, powers?}

Cross References

Ephesians 4:12

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Ephesians 5:30

For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Colossians 1:24

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

Romans 12:5

So we, {being} many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

1 Corinthians 12:12

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also {is} Christ.

1 Corinthians 12:14-20

For the body is not one member, but many.

Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Ephesians 1:23

Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.