1 Corinthians 12:27

Unity In The Midst Of Diversity

²⁶ And if one member suffers, all the parts share the suffering; if one member is honored, all rejoice with it. ²⁷ Now you [collectively] are Christ’s body, and individually [you are] members of it [each with his own special purpose and function]. ²⁸ So God has appointed and placed in the church [for His own use]: first apostles [chosen by Christ], second prophets [those who foretell the future, those who speak a new message from God to the people], third teachers, then those who work miracles, then those with the gifts of healings, the helpers, the administrators, and speakers in various kinds of [unknown] tongues.

Body of Christ

Christ

Messiah

Romans 12:5

so we, who are many, are [nevertheless just] one body in Christ, and individually [we are] parts one of another [mutually dependent on each other].

Ephesians 1:23

which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills and completes all things in all [believers].

Ephesians 4:12

[and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church];

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf. And with my own body I supplement whatever is lacking [on our part] of Christ’s afflictions, on behalf of His body, which is the church.

Ephesians 5:30

because we are members (parts) of His body.

1 Corinthians 12:12

For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts, though many, form [only] one body, so it is with Christ.

Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church, Himself being the Savior of the body.

Colossians 1:18

He is also the head [the life-source and leader] of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will occupy the first place [He will stand supreme and be preeminent] in everything.

1 Corinthians 12:14-20

For the [human] body does not consist of one part, but of many [limbs and organs].