1 Corinthians 12:25 - Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

1 Corinthians 12:25

23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,

24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it,

25 that there should be no¹ schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now ^ayou are the body of Christ, and ^bmembers individually.

28 And ^aGod has appointed these in the church: first ^bapostles, second ^cprophets, third teachers, after that ^dmiracles, then ^egifts of healings, ^fhelps, ^gadministrations, varieties of tongues.

29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?

30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?

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Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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1 Corinthians 12:25

That there should be no schism (ina mh h sxisma). Purpose of God in his plan for the body. Trouble in one organ affects the whole body. A headache may be due to trouble elsewhere and usually is.

Have the same care (to auto merimnwsin). The very verb merimnaw used by Jesus of our anxiety (Matthew 6:27, Matthew 6:31). Paul here personifies the parts of the body as if each one is anxious for the others. The modern knowledge of the billions of cells in the body co-working for the whole confirms Paul's argument.

Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Corinthians 12:25:

Matthew 6:25
1 Corinthians 1:10

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