1 Corinthians 12:20 BSB

1 Corinthians 12:20

As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But now they are many members, but one body.

KJV

But now are they many members, yet but one body.

⋯

Commentary

1 voice

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on 1 Corinthians (1274)

Secondly, he asserts the contrary truth, saying: As it is there are many parts, yet one body, which is made complete by all the parts. Thus, the Church is composed of diverse orders: "Terrible as an army with banners" (S. of S. 6:10).

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
νῦν	nun	Now	G3568 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
πολλὰ	polla	many	G4183 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
μέλη,	melē	[are the] members,	G3196 →
ἓν	hen	[there is] one	G1520 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
σῶμα.	sōma	body.	G4983 →

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
1 Corinthians 12:12
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.
leads to
- Romans 12:4–5
  Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
- Colossians 3:15
  Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
- 1 Corinthians 12:27
  Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
- Ephesians 4:15–16
  Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- Colossians 2:19
  He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
Through
1 Corinthians 12:14
For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:27–28
  Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12
  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.
- Ephesians 4:25
  Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.