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Selected Verse: 1 Corinthians 12:19 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Co 12:19 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] if [1487] they were [2258] all [3956] one [1520] member [3196], where [4226] were the body [4983]? |
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King James |
And if they were all one member, where were the body? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| where were the body--which, by its very idea, "hath many members" (Co1 12:12, Co1 12:14), [ALFORD]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| And if all were one member - If there were nothing but an eye, an ear, or a limb, there would be no body The idea which this seems intended to illustrate is, that if there was not variety of talent and endowment in the church, the church could not itself exist. If, for example, there were nothing but apostles, or prophets, or teachers; if there were none but those who spoke with tongues or could interpret them, the church could not exist. A variety of talents and attainments in their proper places is as useful as are the various members of the human body. |
14 [2532] For [1063] the body [4983] is [2076] not [3756] one [1520] member [3196], but [235] many [4183].
12 For [1063] as [2509] the body [4983] is [2076] one [1520], and [2532] hath [2192] many [4183] members [3196], and [1161] all [3956] the members [3196] of that one [1520] body [4983], being [5607] many [4183], are [2076] one [1520] body [4983]: so [3779] also [2532] is Christ [5547].