1 Corinthians 12:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:27

Ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular . Each Church is a sort of microcosm of the whole Church. St. Paul does not mean that the Corinthian Church is a member in the body of all the Churches, but that each Corinthian Christian is a member of the Church. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:27

Body and members. At Corinth there was much of the spirit of self assertion: "I," said one, "am for Paul!" "I," said another, "for Apollos!" "I," said a third, "for Cephas!" This was a selfish partisanship; and with it was conjoined a disposition on the part of many to magnify their own gifts and powers and to depreciate those of their neighbours and fellow members. To all this the apostle furnishes the true corrective. Let Christians but regard themselves in the true light, as Christ's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:27

The Church Christ's body. Recall our Lord's own figure of the vine. The branches are the body through which the vine life finds its expression. Compare the human body which our Lord took upon him in his incarnation, which was the means of showing the Son of God to men, and setting him in relation with men, with the Church body which our Lord took when he ascended from this world, and became a living and spiritual Christ, which is the means of showing Christ to men now, and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:27

Now ye - Ye Christians of Corinth, as a part of the whole church that has been redeemed.Are the body of Christ - The allusion to the human body is here kept up. As all the members of the human body compose one body, having a common head, so it is with all the members and parts of the Christian church. The specific idea is, that Christ is the Head of the whole church; that he presides over all; and that all its members sustain to each other the relation of fellow-members in the same body, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 12:27

1 Corinthians 12:27. Now ye Believers at Corinth; are the body of Christ A part of it, not the whole body; and members in particular That is, each believer is a particular member thereof, and ought to behave himself accordingly. This is the application of the foregoing allegory, which the apostle is thought by some to have formed on our Lord’s words, Matthew 25:35-45. As if he had said, Ye believers are formed into one church or body, of which Christ is the head, soul, and ruler. ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Unity in spite of many gifts (12:12-31)The human body is made up of many parts, all with different functions, yet there is a basic unity throughout the body. So it is in the church which is Christ’s body. All believers, without distinction, are introduced into and united in that body through the baptism of the Spirit. The same Spirit dwells within each one (12-13).Many parts make up the body, and all are necessary for its proper functioning. Those without more obvious gifts should not think... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 12:27

the body . There is no art. because soma is the predicate. Compare 1 Corinthians 3:16 . in particular . Greek. ek ( App-104 .) merous. The meaning is "Each in his part", as Revised Version m. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:27

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.As Farrar interpreted this, "Paul did not mean that the Corinthian church was a member in the body of all the churches, but that each Christian is a member of the body of Christ."[27] Johnson added that:There is no definite article (ye are body of Christ); and this does not refer to the local church at Corinth, for there are not many bodies, a thought contrary to the context. Rather, it points to the quality of the whole, which each... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:27

1 Corinthians 12:27. Now ye are the body of Christ.— Dr. Heylin renders this, Thus ye are the body of Christ; each being a particular member, which God has placed in the church; (1 Corinthians 12:28.) as, first, apostles, &c. Others read it, Ye are in some sort the body and members of Christ,—aliquatenus,—in part, not, as our version, in particular. See Castalio. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:27

27. members in particular—that is, severally members of it. Each church is in miniature what the whole aggregate of churches is collectively, "the body of Christ" (compare 1 Corinthians 3:16): and its individual components are members, every one in his assigned place. read more

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