1 Corinthians 12:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

As

So

1 Corinthians 12:27

Galatians 3:16

General references

Romans 12:4

1 Corinthians 12:14

Ephesians 4:3

Bible References

As

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.

For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,

Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,

because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church -- he himself being the savior of the body.

He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.

He has not held fast to the head from whom the whole body, supported and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.

Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.

So

Now you are Christ's body, and each of you is a member of it.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say, "and to the descendants," referring to many, but "and to your descendant," referring to one, who is Christ.

General references

For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,

For in fact the body is not a single member, but many.

making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.