soma denotes a person's physical frame and, in some passages, a united body of members or the body associated with Christ.

The supplied verses use the term most often for a person's physical frame, including conduct, bodily presence, death, and resurrection. It also describes a unified whole made up of members, especially the body identified with Christ, and occurs in passages concerning Christ's body in the bread-and-cup setting.

1. A person's physical frame · dominant

   The singular and plural noun forms refer to persons' bodily existence and actions: in 1 Corinthians 6:18 the APB renders a contrast between sin outside the body and sin against one's own body, while 1 Corinthians 6:20 calls for glorifying God in the body. The term also identifies a deceased person in Acts 9:40 and the bodily condition associated with resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15:35.

   1 Corinthians 6:181 Corinthians 6:201 Corinthians 7:41 Corinthians 9:27Acts 9:401 Corinthians 15:35
2. A unified whole with many members · common

   In 1 Corinthians 12:12, the nominative singular form is used in the comparison of one body having many members; 1 Corinthians 12:14 states that the body is not one member but many. The same chapter describes members being placed in the body and receiving mutual care, and 1 Corinthians 12:27 identifies the addressees as Christ's body and individually members.

   1 Corinthians 12:121 Corinthians 12:141 Corinthians 12:181 Corinthians 12:251 Corinthians 12:27Colossians 1:18
3. Christ's body in the bread-and-cup setting · occasional

   In 1 Corinthians 10:16, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause the APB renders as participation in the body of Christ through the broken bread. In 1 Corinthians 11:24 the nominative singular form occurs in the saying rendered, "This is my body which is for you," and 1 Corinthians 11:29 speaks of discerning the body while eating and drinking.

   1 Corinthians 10:161 Corinthians 11:241 Corinthians 11:271 Corinthians 11:29
4. A bodily form or kind of body · occasional

   In 1 Corinthians 15:37, the accusative singular form distinguishes what is sown from the body that is to be; 1 Corinthians 15:38 says that God gives each seed its own body. The plural nominative form in 1 Corinthians 15:40 is used for heavenly and earthly bodies, while 1 Corinthians 15:44 contrasts a natural body with a spiritual body.

   1 Corinthians 15:371 Corinthians 15:381 Corinthians 15:401 Corinthians 15:44

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "body" or "bodies," including personal, collective, and resurrection contexts. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, its wording does not by itself determine the term's specific contribution in every clause.