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The same office (την αυτην πραξιν). Mode of acting or function. Cf. Acts 19:18; Romans 8:13.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
For. This word here denotes a further illustration or proof of what he had just before said. The duty to which he was exhorting t…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Members in one body.—This figure of the body and the members is worked out more fully in 1 Corinthians 12:12–27.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
This is why there is diversity. If the hand were made exactly like the foot, it would not be one-tenth as useful; and if the eye only had the same …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
To offset the danger of individualistic thinking with its resulting danger of pride, Paul refers to the human body—an illustration familiar from hi…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
For as in one body, etc. The very thing which he had previously said of limiting the wisdom of each according to the measure of faith, he …
John Gill
JohnGill
For as we have many members in one body
The apostle illustrates what he said last concerning God's dealing to every …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Pride is a sin in us by nature; we need to be cautioned and armed against it. All the saints make up one body in Christ, who is the Head of the bod…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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After this admonition, the Apostle gives a reason based on the mystical body’s likene to a natural body. He first addre es three things i…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson