1 Corinthians 12:13 BSB

1 Corinthians 12:13

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

BSB

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ASV

For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

KJV

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

For by one Spirit are we all baptized,.... This is to be understood not of water baptism; for the apostle says not in one, and the same water, but "by", or "in" one Spirit, are we all baptized; the baptism of water, and of the Spirit, are two different things; see Mat 3:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Whether Jews or gentiles - Who are at the greatest distance from each other by nature. Whether slaves or freemen - Who are at the greatest distance by law and custom. We have all drank of one Spirit - In that cup, received by faith, we all imbibed one Spirit, who first inspired, and still preserves, the life of God in our souls.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

There is an indirect allusion to the Lord's Supper, as there is a direct allusion to baptism in the beginning of the verse. So the "Spirit, the water, and the blood" (1Jo 5:8), similarly combine the two outward signs with the inward things signified, the Spirit's grace. are . . . have been--rather as Greek, "were . . . were" (the past tense).

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	Also	G2532 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἑνὶ	heni	one	G1520 →
πνεύματι	pneumati	Spirit	G4151 →
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	we ourselves	G3165 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
ἓν	hen	one	G1520 →
σῶμα	sōma	body	G4983 →
ἐβαπτίσθημεν,	ebaptisthēmen	were baptized,	G907 →
εἴτε	eite	whether	G1535 →
Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Jews	G2453 →
εἴτε	eite	or	G1535 →
Ἕλληνες	Hellēnes	Greeks	G1672 →
εἴτε	eite	whether	G1535 →
δοῦλοι	douloi	slaves	G1401 →
εἴτε	eite	or	G1535 →
ἐλεύθεροι,	eleutheroi	free,	G1658 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
ἓν	hen	one	G1520 →
πνεῦμα	pneuma	Spirit	G4151 →
ἐποτίσθημεν.	epotisthēmen	we were made to drink.	G4222 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:12–13
  The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
- Colossians 3:11
  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
- Romans 3:29–30
  Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Galatians 5:6
  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- Romans 10:12–15
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
Through
Colossians 3:11
Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
leads to
- Galatians 3:28–29
  There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 10:12
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
Through
1 Peter 3:21
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
leads to
- Mark 16:16
  Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.