If the foot shall say (εαν ειπη ο πους). Condition of third class (εαν and second aorist subjunctive ειπη). In case the foot say.<…

If the foot shall say, etc. The same figure and illustration that Paul uses here also occurs in pagan writers. It occurs in the fable used…

Is it therefore not of the body?—It is better to render this as, It is not on that account not of the body. Cons…

For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the bo…

Paul now emphasizes the necessity of having diversity in a body for it to operate as one. Each part (such as the eye or the ear) must be willing to…

This is a further elaboration (ἐπεξεργασία) of the preceding statement, or in other words, an exposition of it, with some amplification, w…

If the foot shall say
The lowest member of the body, which is nearest the earth, treads upon it, sustains the whole weight of …

Christ and His church form one body, as Head and members. Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of divine institut…

Having laid out the distinction among spiritual gifts, the Apostle now explains it using the analogy of a natural body. He first presents the analo…