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so thatἵναthere may beᾖnoμὴdivisionσχίσμαinἐνthe body,τῷ σώματιbutἀλλὰthatthe membersτὰ μέληmay careμεριμνῶσιequallyτὸ αὐτὸforὑπὲρone another.ἀλλήλων
1 Corinthians 12:25
Study it in the app“so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may care equally for one another.”
No member can say to another, I do not need youThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 12:25, word by word
- there may beᾖēi
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēi” appears- divisionσχίσμαschisma
division
Opposing groups within a people.
Where else “schisma” appears- the bodyσώματιsōmati
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmati” appears- the membersμέληmelē
member
A part of the body.
Where else “melē” appears- may careμεριμνῶσιmerimnōsi
care for
To give careful attention to the good of something or someone.
Where else “merimnōsi” appears- one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlōn” appears
The context
24whereas our presentable parts have no need. But God has put together the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacks it,
25 · This verse (above)
26And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if a member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.