1 Corinthians 12:19 BSB

1 Corinthians 12:19

If they were all one part, where would the body be?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And if they were all one member, where were the body?

KJV

And if they were all one member, where were the body?

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And if they were all one member,.... As all eye, or all ear, or all hand, or all foot: where were the body? where would be the body? it would not be a body consisting of such proper and suitable members, as now it is: so if the community of the saints were either all ministers, or all hearers, &c. there would be no body, consisting of different persons, to receive any benefit or usefulness from either; the church of Christ would not be that uniform, useful, and consistent community it is.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And if all were one member - If there were nothing but an eye, an ear, or a limb, there would be no body The idea which this seems intended to illustrate is, that if there was not variety of talent and endowment in the church, the church could not itself exist. If, for example, there were nothing but apostles, or prophets, or teachers; if there were none but those who spoke with tongues or could interpret them, the church could not exist.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἰ	ei	If	G1487 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἦν	ēn	were	G1510 →
τὰ	ta	<the>	G3588 →
πάντα	panta	all	G3956 →
ἓν	hen	one	G1520 →
μέλος,	melos	member,	G3196 →
ποῦ	pou	where	G4226 →
τὸ	to	[would be] the	G3588 →
σῶμα;	sōma	body?	G4983 →