1 Corinthians 12:20,27
1 Corinthians 12:27 King James Version (KJV)
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
1 Corinthians 12:27 New International Version (NIV)
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
1 Corinthians 12:27 New Living Translation (NLT)
All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.
1 Corinthians 12:20 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.
1 Corinthians 12:27 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
1 Corinthians 12:19-24 The Message (MSG)
But I also want you to think about how this keeps your significance from getting blown up into self-importance. For no matter how significant you are, it is only because of what you are a part of. An enormous eye or a gigantic hand wouldn’t be a body, but a monster. What we have is one body with many parts, each its proper size and in its proper place. No part is important on its own. Can you imagine Eye telling Hand, “Get lost; I don’t need you”? Or, Head telling Foot, “You’re fired; your job has been phased out”? As a matter of fact, in practice it works the other way—the “lower” the part, the more basic, and therefore necessary. You can live without an eye, for instance, but not without a stomach. When it’s a part of your own body you are concerned with, it makes no difference whether the part is visible or clothed, higher or lower. You give it dignity and honor just as it is, without comparisons. If anything, you have more concern for the lower parts than the higher. If you had to choose, wouldn’t you prefer good digestion to full-bodied hair?
1 Corinthians 12:27-31 The Message (MSG)
You are Christ’s body—that’s who you are! You must never forget this. Only as you accept your part of that body does your “part” mean anything. You’re familiar with some of the parts that God has formed in his church, which is his “body”: apostles prophets teachers miracle workers healers helpers organizers those who pray in tongues. But it’s obvious by now, isn’t it, that Christ’s church is a complete Body and not a gigantic, unidimensional Part? It’s not all Apostle, not all Prophet, not all Miracle Worker, not all Healer, not all Prayer in Tongues, not all Interpreter of Tongues. And yet some of you keep competing for so-called “important” parts. But now I want to lay out a far better way for you.
1 Corinthians 12:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But now there are many members, but one body.
1 Corinthians 12:27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.
1 Corinthians 12:27 New Century Version (NCV)
Together you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of that body.
1 Corinthians 12:27 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.
1 Corinthians 12:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
But now indeed there are many members, yet one body.
I Corinthians 12:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
1 Corinthians 12:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But now [as things really are] there are many parts [different limbs and organs], but a single body.
1 Corinthians 12:27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now you [collectively] are Christ’s body, and individually [you are] members of it [each with his own special purpose and function].
1 Corinthians 12:20 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So now we see that there are many differing parts and functions, but one body.
