Spiritual Gifts and the Church as One Body
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
1Cor.12.1 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 (verbal): Uses the same introductory formula and wording (Περὶ δὲ ... ἀδελφοί, οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν), 'I would not have you ignorant,'—a close verbal parallel.
- 1 Corinthians 7:1 (structural): Similar epistolary transitional formula (Περὶ δὲ ...) introducing a new topical section—same rhetorical move to shift subject-matter.
- 1 Corinthians 14:1 (verbal): Same theme and vocabulary concerning ‘spiritual things/gifts’ (ζηλῶτε τὰ πνευματικά); continues and develops the topic introduced in 12:1.
- Romans 12:6 (thematic): Discussion of spiritual gifts and their diversity (different gifts according to grace) parallels the subject-matter of 1 Cor 12 (charismata, distribution of gifts).
- Ephesians 4:11-13 (thematic): Lists of gifts given to the church for building up the body echo 1 Cor 12’s theological purpose in explaining spiritual gifts and their function.
Alternative generated candidates
- Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
- Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
1Cor.12.2 - Details
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Parallels
- Psalm 115:4-8 (verbal): Speaks of idols having mouths but not speaking, eyes but not seeing—background for Paul’s description of ‘mute’ (ἀφωνα) idols.
- Isaiah 44:9-20 (allusion): Denounces the making and worship of lifeless idols—emphasizes their silence and impotence, a prophetic background for New Testament critiques of pagan idolatry.
- Romans 1:22-23 (thematic): Paul condemns Gentiles for exchanging the glory of God for images—parallels 1 Cor 12:2’s contrast between former pagan idolatry and Christian knowledge.
- Acts 17:16 (structural): Luke notes Paul’s reaction to Athens full of idols—an early narrative instance of Christians encountering pagan ‘mute’ worship that frames Pauline critique.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:9 (thematic): Commends the Thessalonians for turning from idols to serve the living God—directly parallels the shift implied in 1 Cor 12:2 from pagan practice to Christian identity.
Alternative generated candidates
- You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led.
- You know that when you were Gentiles you were carried away to mute idols, however you were led.
1Cor.12.3 - Details
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Parallels
- Rom.10:9 (thematic): Paul links confession 'Jesus is Lord' with salvation/faith; 1 Cor 12:3 similarly ties the genuine confession of Jesus as Lord to the work of the Spirit.
- Phil.2:11 (thematic): 'Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord' echoes the confession language of 1 Cor 12:3 and underscores Lordship as the central confession the Spirit elicits.
- Acts 19:13-17 (allusion): The seven sons of Sceva invoke Jesus' name without the Spirit's power and are overpowered—an example of the name being used apart from Spirit-enabled confession or authority, paralleling Paul's contrast.
- Matt.12:31-32 (thematic): Jesus' warning about speaking against/blaspheming the Holy Spirit highlights the Spirit's decisive role in truthful speech about Jesus, resonating with Paul’s claim that true confession comes only by the Holy Spirit.
- Rom.8:9 (structural): 'If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ he does not belong to him' parallels the structural link Paul makes between possession/operation of the Spirit and authentic belonging expressed by confessing Jesus as Lord in 1 Cor 12:3.
Alternative generated candidates
- Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
- Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
1Cor.12.4 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 (verbal): Directly echoes the idea that the same Spirit is the source and distributor of diverse gifts (complements 12:4's thesis that gifts are many but the Spirit is one).
- Romans 12:4–6 (thematic): Parallel teaching about variety of gifts/roles within one body—different gifts but a single body and unity of function, stressing diversity within unity.
- Ephesians 4:4–7 (verbal): Affirms ‘one Spirit’ and that Christ gives differing gifts to each; shares the unity-and-diversity motif and language about one Spirit as source of varied gifts.
- 1 Peter 4:10 (thematic): Speaks of believers receiving diverse gifts of God’s grace and exercising them for the benefit of others, resonating with Corinthians’ emphasis on varied Spirit-given gifts for the common good.
Alternative generated candidates
- Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
- Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1Cor.12.5 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:4 (verbal): Same paragraphal formula: 'διαιρέσεις ... ὁ αὐτός' — here 'διαιρέσεις χαρισμάτων' and 'ὁ αὐτός πνεῦμα,' closely parallel to 12:5's 'διαιρέσεις διακονιῶν' and 'ὁ αὐτός κύριος.'
- 1 Corinthians 12:6 (structural): Closely linked verse in the same pericope: another clause of the triadic contrast ('διαιρέσεις ἐνεργημάτων... ὁ δὲ ἴδιος Θεός') echoing the pattern of diverse functions under the same divine agent.
- Romans 12:4-6 (thematic): Uses the body-and-gifts analogy to teach different members/ministries within one body—same theme of diverse ministries/gifts under one Lord/one body.
- Ephesians 4:11-12 (thematic): Lists distinct offices/ministries given for the building up of the body of Christ, emphasizing variety of ministry within unity and a single Lord/mission.
- 1 Peter 4:10-11 (verbal): Speaks of serving one another with the gifts God has given ('minister...'), stressing varied gifts as stewardship of God's grace—the same theme of diverse ministries serving the one Lord.
Alternative generated candidates
- And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
- and there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
1Cor.12.6 - Details
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Parallels
- Eph.4.6 (verbal): Phrases the divine presence/activity 'in/through all' (ὁ ὢν ἐπὶ πάντων, διὰ πάντων, ἐν πᾶσιν) echoing Paul’s language that one God works all in all.
- 1Cor.15.28 (verbal): Uses the closely related formula 'τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν' ('all in all'), reflecting the same theological claim about God's universal sovereignty and the goal that God is 'all in all.'”
- Col.1.16-17 (thematic): Attributes cosmic activity to Christ as agent of creation and sustainer—'by him all things were created' and 'in him all things hold together'—paralleling the theme that God works all things.
- Rom.11.36 (thematic): Affirms God's comprehensive lordship ('For from him and through him and to him are all things'), resonating with 1 Cor 12:6’s emphasis on God as the one who effects all things in the church and creation.
Alternative generated candidates
- And there are varieties of effects, but it is the same God who works all things in all people.
- and there are varieties of workings, but it is the same God who works all things in all.
1Cor.12.7 - Details
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Parallels
- Romans 12:6 (verbal): Speaks of gifts (charismata) given according to the grace given to us—parallel language about individual spiritual endowments for use in the community.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): Uses the body metaphor (many members, one body) to show differing gifts/functions serving the one body—echoes the idea of gifts for the common good.
- Ephesians 4:11-12 (thematic): Describes Christ giving gifts to the church to equip the saints and build up the body, stressing the communal/edifying purpose of spiritual gifts.
- 1 Peter 4:10 (verbal): Each has received a gift; use it to serve one another as good stewards—directly parallels the notion that gifts are given for the benefit of others.
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 (verbal): In the same chapter the Spirit is said to distribute gifts to each one as he wills, reinforcing that manifestations are Spirit-given and intended for communal benefit.
Alternative generated candidates
- To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
- To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
1Cor.12.8 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 (verbal): The same pair of gifts—‘word of wisdom’ and ‘word of knowledge’—appears in the catalog of spiritual gifts, repeating the terminology and function.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 (structural): Contextual parallel: these verses frame 12:8 by explaining that various gifts (including wisdom/knowledge) are given by one Spirit for the common good.
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 (structural): Affirms that the Spirit is the one who distributes all gifts, echoing 12:8’s emphasis that the word of wisdom/knowledge is given through the same Spirit.
- Acts 6:10 (thematic): Describes Stephen speaking with wisdom ‘and the Spirit’ such that opponents could not withstand him—parallels the link between Spirit-given wisdom/utterance in 1 Cor 12:8.
- Luke 12:11-12 (thematic): Jesus promises the Holy Spirit will provide words and insight when believers face opposition, thematically paralleling the Spirit’s provision of ‘word of wisdom’ and ‘word of knowledge.’
Alternative generated candidates
- For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom; to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
- For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1Cor.12.9 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (structural): Immediate context: the canonical list of spiritual gifts, explicitly naming varied gifts (including faith and healings) distributed by the Spirit, framing 12:9 within the same catalog.
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 (verbal): Repeats the key idea that one and the same Spirit distributes gifts to each as He wills, echoing the language of ‘by the same Spirit/one Spirit’ in 12:9.
- Romans 12:6-8 (thematic): Paul’s other teaching on the diversity of gifts within the body of Christ—different functions given for service—parallels the theological point that gifts (including faith-related ministries) are Spirit-given.
- Ephesians 4:11-13 (thematic): Speaks of Christ giving apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers to equip the saints—thematic parallel about gifts bestowed for the building up and unity of the church.
- James 5:14-16 (thematic): Addresses prayer for the sick and the elders’ role in healing—connects to the practical expression of ‘gifts of healing’ mentioned in 1 Cor 12:9.
Alternative generated candidates
- to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit;
- to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit;
1Cor.12.10 - Details
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Parallels
- Romans 12:6-8 (thematic): Paul lists a catalog of spiritual gifts (prophecy, service, teaching, etc.) that parallels 1 Cor 12's enumeration of charisms and the functional diversity within the church.
- Ephesians 4:11-13 (thematic): Speaks of Christ giving gifts (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers) to equip the body—a theological parallel about gifted ministry and its purpose for church unity and maturity.
- Acts 2:4-11 (verbal): Describes the initial manifestation of speaking in tongues and its recognition by others—parallels 1 Cor 12:10's mention of tongues and their public character in the Spirit's activity.
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 (verbal): Explicitly links prophecy and tongues (and their value) to charity/love; uses the same gift-terminology to evaluate the role and worth of these charisms.
- 1 Corinthians 12:7,11 (structural): Immediate context: 12:7 states gifts are for the common good and 12:11 attributes distribution to the Spirit—structurally framing the list in 12:10 and explaining their communal origin and purpose.
Alternative generated candidates
- to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discernment of spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues.
- to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discernment of spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues.
1Cor.12.11 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (structural): Immediate context: contrasts diverse gifts, services, and workings with one Spirit, Lord, and God—same theological point that one Spirit effects various gifts.
- Romans 12:4-8 (thematic): Develops the body-and-gifts motif: believers have different gifts distributed among members, highlighting distribution and functional variety within one body.
- Ephesians 4:7-11 (thematic): Speaks of Christ giving gifts to each person (grace distributed) to equip the church—parallels the idea of a sovereign bestowal of gifts for communal unity and ministry.
- John 3:8 (allusion): Speaks of the Spirit's sovereign, sovereignly-directed activity ('the Spirit blows where he wills'), echoing 1 Cor 12:11's 'as he wills' language about the Spirit's freedom in distributing gifts.
- 1 Peter 4:10-11 (thematic): Frames spiritual gifts as stewardship of God's grace for serving others, connecting the distribution and purpose of gifts to the Spirit's work in the community.
Alternative generated candidates
- All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
- But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as he wills.
1Cor.12.12 - Details
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Parallels
- Romans 12:4-5 (verbal): Uses the same body-and-members metaphor—'many members in one body'—to describe believers' unity and diversified functions.
- 1 Corinthians 12:13 (structural): Immediate contextual parallel in the same chapter: the Spirit baptizes believers into one body, explaining how the unity described in v.12 is effected.
- 1 Corinthians 10:17 (verbal): Speaks of 'we being many are one bread, one body,' linking communal participation (the Lord's Supper) with the same corporate-body imagery.
- Ephesians 4:4-6 (thematic): Affirms 'one body, one Spirit' and stresses unity in the church, echoing Paul's theology of corporate unity grounded in Christ and the Spirit.
- Colossians 1:18 (allusion): Describes Christ as 'the head of the body, the church,' complementing 1 Cor 12:12's linking of Christ and the church as one body.
Alternative generated candidates
- For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
- For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of that one body, though many, are one body, so also is Christ.
1Cor.12.13 - Details
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Parallels
- Galatians 3:27-28 (verbal): Explicitly links baptism into Christ with the breakdown of ethnic and social divisions: 'there is neither Jew nor Greek... neither slave nor free,' closely echoing 1 Cor 12:13's Jew/Greek and slave/free language.
- Ephesians 4:4-6 (structural): Presents a parallel theological structure: 'one body and one Spirit' and unity expressed in a series of ones (one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism), similar to 1 Cor 12:13's emphasis on unity by the Spirit.
- Colossians 3:11 (verbal): Affirms the eradication of social and ethnic distinctions in the new communal identity ('not Greek and Jew... slave, free'), resonating with 1 Cor 12:13's list of categories assimilated into one body.
- Acts 10:44-48 (allusion): The Spirit falls on Gentiles (Cornelius and his household) just as on Jews, demonstrating that Jews and Gentiles alike receive the same Spirit—an example of the Spirit uniting diverse peoples as in 1 Cor 12:13.
- Romans 6:3-5 (thematic): Links baptism to union with Christ (death and resurrection) and thereby to a new shared identity—complementary to 1 Cor 12:13's theme that baptism/Spirit creates one body across former divisions.
Alternative generated candidates
- For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
- For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
1Cor.12.14 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:12 (verbal): Immediate context: uses the same body/members imagery to argue that though many, believers form one body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:27 (thematic): Paul explicitly identifies the community as 'the body of Christ' and speaks of individual believers as members.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): Similar metaphor: many members in one body to describe the unity and diversity of the Christian community.
- 1 Corinthians 10:17 (thematic): Parallel argument for corporate unity: 'we being many are one bread,' linking participation in one element to being one body.
- Ephesians 4:16 (structural): Develops the body metaphor structurally—members joined and knit together produce growth and mutual building up.
Alternative generated candidates
- For the body does not consist of one member but of many.
- For the body is not one member but many.
1Cor.12.15 - Details
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Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:12 (verbal): Introduces the same body metaphor ('For as the body is one...') that grounds the argument about individual members' belonging to the one body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:16–17 (verbal): Immediate parallels that repeat the rhetorical pattern with other members (ear/eye), using the same phrasing to show every part belongs to the body.
- 1 Corinthians 12:14 (structural): Continues the line of argument by stating the body is many members, reinforcing that no single member can claim exclusion from the body.
- Romans 12:4–5 (thematic): Uses the same organic body imagery to teach that Christians are many members in one body, emphasizing mutual belonging and interdependence.
- Ephesians 4:16 (thematic): Describes the whole body joined and knit together, with each part working for growth—echoing the idea that all members are necessary and belong to the one body.
Alternative generated candidates
- If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand I am not of the body,” is it therefore not part of the body?
- If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
1Cor.12.16 - Details
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- οφθαλμος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ουκ: PART,neg
- ειμι: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
- εκ: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- σωματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- ου: PART,neg
- παρα: PREP
- τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
- ουκ: PART,neg
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- εκ: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- σωματος·: NOUN,gen,sg,n
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:15 (verbal): A paired example in the same argument (foot vs hand) that mirrors the ear/eye contrast, showing the same rhetorical pattern within the chapter.
- 1 Corinthians 12:14 (structural): The immediate thesis sentence ('the body is not one member, but many') that structures the ear/eye illustration and the whole discussion of diverse members.
- 1 Corinthians 12:27 (verbal): The concluding statement of the section ('Now ye are the body of Christ') that restates the body-metaphor's point about unity and distinct members.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): A parallel Pauline use of the body metaphor to teach unity and diversity of members within the one body of Christ.
- Ephesians 4:15-16 (thematic): Similar imagery of the body functioning together under Christ (the Head) to build up the body, emphasizing coordinated diversity and mutual dependence.
Alternative generated candidates
- And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye I am not of the body,” is it therefore not part of the body?
- And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
1Cor.12.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- ολον: ADJ,acc,sg,m
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- σωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- οφθαλμος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- που: ADV
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- ακοη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- ολον: ADJ,acc,sg,m
- ακοη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- που: ADV
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- οσφρησις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:15–16 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same argument: Paul continues the rhetorical series with similar 'if the foot...' and 'if the ear...' questions, using the same body‑parts motif to show complementary functions.
- 1 Corinthians 12:20–22 (verbal): Directly related rhetorical reversal: 'The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you,' reiterating mutual dependence among body members and echoing the question about a body made only of one sense.
- 1 Corinthians 12:18 (structural): Paulinic explanation of the body image: God arranges the members each one of them, supporting the point that different parts have distinct, divinely appointed roles.
- Romans 12:4–5 (thematic): Parallel Pauline metaphor: one body with many members—though many, we are one body in Christ—emphasizing unity amid functional diversity.
- Ephesians 4:16 (thematic): Similar imagery of the body growing and building itself up through every joint: highlights interdependence and the constructive role of diverse members within the one body.
Alternative generated candidates
- If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the sense of smell?
- If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
1Cor.12.18 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- νυνι: ADV
- δε: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εθετο: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- μελη: NOUN,nom,pl,n
- εν: PREP
- εκαστον: ADJ,nom,sg,n
- αυτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- σωματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- καθως: CONJ
- ηθελησεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:11 (verbal): Similarly emphasizes divine distribution/ordering of gifts: the Spirit 'distributes to each one individually as he wills,' paralleling 'God has placed the members... as he desired.'
- 1 Corinthians 12:24-27 (structural): Immediate context that develops the same body imagery—God's arrangement of members, mutual care, and the unity/independence of parts within the one body.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): Uses the same body metaphor to describe diverse members forming one body in Christ, echoing the idea that members have distinct roles yet belong to a single whole.
- Ephesians 4:16 (thematic): Speaks of the whole body being joined and built up as each part does its work—complements 1 Cor 12:18's emphasis on God-ordered placement and interdependence of members.
- Colossians 1:18 (thematic): Declares Christ as the head of the body (the church), grounding the body's unity and ordered structure implicit in Paul's statement that God has set each member in the body.
Alternative generated candidates
- But as it is, God arranged the members each one of them in the body just as he desired.
- But God arranged the members each one of them in the body just as He pleased.
1Cor.12.19 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- δε: CONJ
- ην: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- εν: PREP
- μελος: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- που: ADV
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- σωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:12 (verbal): Uses the same body metaphor and near-identical language about one body with many members, framing the argument Paul develops in 12:12–27.
- Romans 12:4-5 (verbal): Parallel wording and idea: many members form one body in Christ, emphasizing diversity of gifts and unity of the church.
- Ephesians 4:16 (thematic): Speaks of the whole body working together and joined to the Head so that the body grows—echoes the interdependence and functional unity implied by Paul’s rhetorical question in 1 Cor 12:19.
- Colossians 2:19 (verbal): Warns against severing members from the Head and describes the whole body growing by joints and ligaments—similar corporeal imagery about coherence and mutual dependence.
- John 15:5 (thematic): Although using the vine/branches image rather than a body, it similarly stresses vital interdependence: branches cannot fruit apart from the vine, paralleling the point that an isolated single 'member' would negate the body’s unity and life.
Alternative generated candidates
- If they were all one member, where would the body be?
- And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
1Cor.12.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- νυν: ADV
- δε: CONJ
- πολλα: ADJ,acc,pl,n
- μεν: PART
- μελη: NOUN,nom,pl,n
- εν: PREP
- δε: CONJ
- σωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 10:17 (verbal): Uses very similar wording and imagery: “we who are many are one body,” tying the one-bread Eucharistic motif to the many-membered body.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): Explicitly develops the same body-and-members metaphor to describe how many believers form one body in Christ, with mutual relationships among members.
- Ephesians 4:4-6 (thematic): Affirms the theme of Christian unity — “one body” united by one Spirit and one Lord — echoing the single-body emphasis of 1 Cor 12:20.
- Colossians 2:19 (structural): Speaks of the whole body joined and held together by every joint, using bodily/organizational language to describe the church’s internal unity and growth.
- Galatians 3:28 (thematic): Proclaims fundamental unity in Christ (no Jew/Greek, slave/free, male/female), providing a theological basis for the one-body unity Paul asserts in 1 Corinthians 12:20.
Alternative generated candidates
- But as it is, there are many members, yet one body.
- But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.
1Cor.12.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ου: PART,neg
- δυναται: VERB,pres,mid,ind,3,sg
- δε: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- οφθαλμος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ειπειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- χειρι·Χρειαν: NOUN,dat,sg,f+NOUN,acc,sg,f
- σου: PRON,gen,sg,2
- ουκ: PART,neg
- εχω: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- παλιν: ADV
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- κεφαλη: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- ποσιν·Χρειαν: NOUN,dat,pl,m+NOUN,acc,sg,f
- υμων: PRON,gen,pl,2
- ουκ: PART,neg
- εχω·: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:14-20 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter developing the body metaphor—each member is necessary, and no part can say it has no need of another.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): Uses the same body imagery to describe believers as different members of one body with mutual dependence and unity in Christ.
- Ephesians 4:16 (thematic): Speaks of the body being knit together and growing through the functioning of its parts, emphasizing interdependence of members.
- Colossians 2:19 (verbal): Refers to growth from the head and being joined and held together by every joint/ligament—language and image close to the bodily interdependence in 1 Cor 12:21.
- John 15:5 (thematic): Different metaphor (vine and branches) but similar theological point: members (branches) cannot claim independence from the whole (vine/Christ).
Alternative generated candidates
- The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
- And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
1Cor.12.22 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- αλλα: CONJ
- πολλω: ADV
- μαλλον: ADV
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- δοκουντα: PART,pres,act,nom,pl,n
- μελη: NOUN,nom,pl,n
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- σωματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- ασθενεστερα: ADJ,comp,nom,pl,n
- υπαρχειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- αναγκαια: ADJ,pos,nom,pl,n
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:12 (structural): Introduces the body metaphor—one body with many members—forming the structural basis for 12:22's claim about the necessity of weaker members.
- 1 Corinthians 12:23-24 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same argument: speaks of members thought less honorable and how God gives them greater honor, directly expanding on the necessity of 'weaker' members.
- 1 Corinthians 12:18 (thematic): Affirms that God appoints each member in the body as He wills, supporting the claim that even apparently weaker members are necessary by divine design.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): Uses the same body-as-church imagery to teach diversity of members and mutual belonging—echoing the need and interdependence of different members.
- Ephesians 4:16 (thematic): Describes the whole body fitted and joined together so that every part supplies and builds up the body—paralleling the idea that all members (including the weaker) are necessary for the whole.
Alternative generated candidates
- On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem weaker are indispensable,
- On the contrary, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
1Cor.12.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- α: PRON,nom,sg,n
- δοκουμεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl
- ατιμοτερα: ADJ,comp,nom,pl,n
- ειναι: VERB,pres,act,inf
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- σωματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- τουτοις: DEM,dat,pl,m
- τιμην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- περισσοτεραν: ADJ,comp,acc,sg,f
- περιτιθεμεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl
- και: CONJ
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- ασχημονα: ADJ,nom/acc,pl,n
- ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
- ευσχημοσυνην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- περισσοτεραν: ADJ,comp,acc,sg,f
- εχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:22 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same argument: Paul insists that the seemingly weaker members are necessary, preparing the contrast in 12:23 about giving them greater honor.
- 1 Corinthians 12:24-25 (structural): Direct continuation of the thought: God arranged the body so the less honorable have greater honor and there be no division, explaining the purpose of honoring weaker members.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12 (verbal): Earlier statement of the same body metaphor—'one body, many members'—provides the structural premise for why all members, including the 'less honorable,' must be valued.
- Romans 12:4-5 (thematic): Paul uses the same body-as-community analogy to teach interdependence and mutual belonging among believers, echoing the call to value different members.
- Ephesians 4:16 (thematic): Speaks of the whole body being joined and supplying each part so the body grows—parallels the emphasis on each member's role and the necessity of honoring and supporting weaker parts.
Alternative generated candidates
- and to those parts of the body that we deem less honorable we give greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,
- And those parts of the body that we think less honorable we surround with greater honor, and our less presentable parts have greater propriety;
1Cor.12.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- δε: CONJ
- ευσχημονα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
- ου: PART,neg
- χρειαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- αλλα: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- συνεκερασεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- σωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- υστερουντι: PTCP,pres,act,dat,sg,m
- περισσοτεραν: ADJ,acc,sg,f,comp
- δους: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- τιμην: NOUN,acc,sg,f
Parallels
- 1 Cor 12:22-23 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same chapter: explicitly states that the seemingly weaker or less honorable members are necessary and are given greater honor — same thought and similar wording as v.24.
- 1 Cor 12:18 (structural): Same chapter/theme: Paul says God has placed each member in the body as he desired, emphasizing divine ordering of members — complements v.24's idea of God arranging honor among parts.
- 1 Cor 12:12 (thematic): Introduces the body-as-Christ metaphor ('For as the body is one...'), providing the broader framework within which v.24's point about differing honors and mutuality makes sense.
- Rom 12:4-5 (thematic): Paul's parallel body-metaphor in Romans: many members form one body with differing functions, underscoring unity amid diversity like 1 Cor 12:24's allocation of honor to weaker members.
- Eph 4:16 (thematic): Ephesians emphasizes the whole body growing and being joined together by each joint/supply, reflecting the interdependence and complementary roles that v.24 affirms when God honors the less esteemed members.
Alternative generated candidates
- whereas our presentable parts have no need of such; but God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to that part which lacked it,
- but the presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,
1Cor.12.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ινα: CONJ
- μη: PART
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- σχισμα: NOUN,nom,sg,n
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- σωματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- αλλα: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- αυτο: PRON,acc,sg,neut
- υπερ: PREP
- αλληλων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- μεριμνωσι: VERB,pres,subj,3,pl
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- μελη: NOUN,nom,pl,n
Parallels
- Romans 12:4-5 (structural): Uses the same body-and-members metaphor to stress that believers are one body with different members, emphasizing mutual belonging and interdependence.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 (structural): Immediate context in the same chapter that develops the body imagery, explaining that unity amid diversity requires mutual care so the body is not divided.
- Galatians 6:2 (thematic): Commands believers to 'bear one another's burdens,' echoing the ethical outworking of mutual care and concern among members of the community.
- Ephesians 4:3-4 (thematic): Calls for eager preservation of the unity of the Spirit and recalls the one body, underscoring the need to prevent division and maintain relational harmony.
- Colossians 3:14 (thematic): Exhorts love as the bond that holds everything together in unity, providing the ethical principle that undergirds mutual care among members.
Alternative generated candidates
- so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
- that there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have the same care for one another.
1Cor.12.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ειτε: CONJ
- πασχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- εν: PREP
- μελος: NOUN,nom,sg,n
- συμπασχει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- μελη·ειτε: NOUN,acc,pl,n
- δοξαζεται: VERB,pres,mid/pass,ind,3,sg
- μελος: NOUN,nom,sg,n
- συγχαιρει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- μελη: NOUN,nom,pl,n
Parallels
- Romans 12:4-5 (verbal): Uses the same body-metaphor language—many members making one body—to teach mutual belonging and interdependence among believers.
- Romans 12:15 (thematic): Commands believers to 'rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep,' echoing 1 Cor 12:26's call to share in others' suffering and joy.
- Galatians 6:2 (thematic): Urges Christians to 'bear one another's burdens,' paralleling the call to empathetic, shared suffering and mutual support.
- Ephesians 4:15-16 (structural): Describes the whole body growing and building itself up in love as each part contributes—reinforcing the communal interdependence and mutual care of church members.
Alternative generated candidates
- If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.
- And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
1Cor.12.27 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Υμεις: PRON,nom,pl,2
- δε: CONJ
- εστε: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
- σωμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- Χριστου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- μελη: NOUN,nom,pl,n
- εκ: PREP
- μερους: NOUN,gen,sg,n
Parallels
- Romans 12:4-5 (verbal): Uses the same body-and-members imagery: many members form one body in Christ, with mutual belonging and function—close verbal and conceptual parallel to 1 Cor 12:27.
- 1 Corinthians 10:17 (verbal): 'Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body'—an earlier statement in the same letter that uses virtually the same wording and metaphor of corporate unity.
- Ephesians 5:30 (verbal): Explicitly says 'we are members of his body,' echoing the identification of believers as the body of Christ and stressing union with Christ.
- Ephesians 4:15-16 (structural): Develops the body metaphor theologically—Christ as head and the whole body growing and functioning together—expanding on the unity and mutual dependence implied in 1 Cor 12:27.
- Colossians 2:19 (allusion): Speaks of the whole body joined and held together by every supporting ligament, growing from the head—language and imagery that alludes to Pauline body-of-Christ themes and communal interdependence.
Alternative generated candidates
- Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.
- Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.
1Cor.12.28 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- μεν: PART
- εθετο: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εν: PREP
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- εκκλησια: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- πρωτον: ADV
- αποστολους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- δευτερον: ADV
- προφητας: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- τριτον: NUM,acc,sg,n
- διδασκαλους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- επειτα: ADV
- δυναμεις: NOUN,nom,pl,f
- επειτα: ADV
- χαρισματα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
- ιαματων: NOUN,gen,pl,n
- αντιλημψεις: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- κυβερνησεις: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- γενη: NOUN,acc,pl,n
- γλωσσων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
Parallels
- Romans 12:6-8 (thematic): A parallel list of charismatic/ministerial gifts (prophecy, teaching, leadership, mercy/serving) emphasizing varied functions in the one body.
- Ephesians 4:11-12 (structural): Gifts given to the church are listed (apostles, prophets, pastors and teachers) with the purpose of equipping the body—similar roles and ecclesial ordering.
- 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 (verbal): Immediate context in the same chapter enumerates spiritual gifts (wisdom, knowledge, faith, healings, miracles, prophecy, tongues, interpretation) directly overlapping items such as healings, powers, and tongues.
- Acts 6:1-7 (allusion): The appointment of the Seven to serve/assist (diakonia/helps) and to organize the community echoes the 'helps' and governing/administrative functions named in 12:28.
- Matthew 10:1-8 (thematic): Jesus empowers and sends the twelve with authority to heal and cast out demons—paralleling apostolic commissioning and the exercise of healing and power gifts in the church.
Alternative generated candidates
- And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who perform miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.
- And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then powers, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues.
1Cor.12.29 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- μη: PART
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- αποστολοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- μη: PART
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- προφηται: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- μη: PART
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- διδασκαλοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- μη: PART
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- δυναμεις: NOUN,nom,pl,f
Parallels
- 1 Cor 12:28 (verbal): Same context and terminology — lists church offices (apostles, prophets, teachers) and orders them, providing the immediate background to 12:29's rhetorical questions.
- 1 Cor 12:12-14, 21-26 (thematic): Develops the 'body of Christ' metaphor and the diversity of functions among members, which underlies the point that not everyone holds the same gift or office.
- Rom 12:4-8 (thematic): Uses the body analogy to argue that Christians have differing gifts and functions (prophecy, service, teaching, etc.), echoing Paul’s argument against expecting uniform distribution of offices.
- Eph 4:11-13 (verbal): Lists church offices given by Christ (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers) with a similar concern for distinct roles and purposes within the body of believers.
Alternative generated candidates
- Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
- Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
1Cor.12.30 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- μη: PART
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- χαρισματα: NOUN,acc,pl,neut
- εχουσιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl
- ιαματων: NOUN,gen,pl,neut
- μη: PART
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- γλωσσαις: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- λαλουσιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl
- μη: PART
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- διερμηνευουσιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 (verbal): Enumerates the same Spirit‑given gifts and explicitly names healings, varieties of tongues, and interpretation of tongues — closely overlapping vocabulary and cataloguing of gifts.
- 1 Corinthians 12:29-31 (structural): Immediately parallels by using the same series of rhetorical questions about whether all are apostles, prophets, teachers, have healings, speak in tongues, or interpret — same argumentative move within the chapter.
- Romans 12:6-8 (thematic): Presents a different catalogue of diverse gifts (prophecy, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, mercy) and the principle that not all have the same gift — same theological point about diversity of gifts in one body.
- Ephesians 4:11-13 (thematic): States that Christ gave various gifted persons (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers) to equip the church, emphasizing purposive distribution and complementary roles of gifts for unity and maturity.
- 1 Peter 4:10-11 (thematic): Exhorts believers to use whatever gift they have received to serve others faithfully and to glorify God, reinforcing the ethical and communal implications of diverse spiritual gifts.
Alternative generated candidates
- Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
- Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
1Cor.12.31 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ζηλουτε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- δε: CONJ
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- χαρισματα: NOUN,acc,pl,neut
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- μειζονα: ADJ,acc,pl,neut,comp
- και: CONJ
- ετι: ADV
- καθ᾽υπερβολην: ADV
- οδον: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- υμιν: PRON,dat,pl,2
- δεικνυμι: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
Parallels
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (structural): Direct continuation—Paul follows “desire the greater gifts” by presenting “a more excellent way,” i.e., the hymn to love that reframes the purpose of gifts.
- 1 Corinthians 14:1 (verbal): Echoes the language of zeal and desire for spiritual gifts while explicitly commanding pursuit of love first and urging especially prophecy.
- 1 Corinthians 14:12 (thematic): Builds on the same concern: being zealous for spiritual gifts but redirecting that zeal toward the edification of the church.
- Ephesians 4:11-13 (thematic): Explains the purpose of charismatic gifts—apostles, prophets, teachers, etc.—as given to equip the saints and build up the body, providing a broader theological rationale for rightly desiring gifts.
- Romans 12:6-8 (thematic): Affirms diversity of gifts and instructs believers to exercise them proportionately and for the benefit of the community, paralleling Paul’s concern that desire for gifts be properly ordered.
Alternative generated candidates
- But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you a still more excellent way.
- But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you a still more excellent way.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
You know that when you were Gentiles you were carried away to those mute idols, however you were led.
Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. And there are varieties of workings, but it is the same God who works all things in all.
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
For to one is given through the Spirit a word of wisdom, to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But the one and same Spirit produces all these, distributing to each one individually just as he wills.
For just as the body is one though it has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so also is Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
For the body does not consist of one member but of many.
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
If the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be? But as it is, God placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he desired.
If they were all one member, where would the body be? But now there are many members, yet one body.
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
On the contrary, the parts of the body which seem weaker are necessary;
and those parts of the body that we think less honorable we surround with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater propriety;
whereas our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, giving the greater honor to the part that lacked,
that there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have the same care for one another.
If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then those who work miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administration, and various kinds of tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.