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And severally (το δε καθ' εις). A difficult late idiom where the preposition καθ' (κατα) is treated adverbially with no effect on …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
So we, being many. We who are Christians, and who are numerous as individuals.
Are one body. Are united together,…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
In Christ.—Christ is the unifying principle in the Church, just as the personality or will is the unifying principle in man.
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 Gill
JohnGill
So we being many are one body in Christ
This is the application of the above simile. The chosen of God, the redeemed…
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