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soοὕτωςwe, the many, areοἱ πολλοὶ ἐσμενoneἓνbodyσῶμάinἐνthe Messiah,Χριστῷandδὲindividuallyτὸ καθ’ εἷςmembersμέληof one another.ἀλλήλων
Romans 12:5
Study it in the app“so we, the many, are one body in the Messiah, and individually members of one another.”
One body with many members: each serves with the gift receivedThe Holy SpiritEach member of the body has a different functionPurposeEach with a different gift, all part of the same bodyThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
Romans 12:5, word by word
- we, the many, areπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- we, the many, areἐσμενesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- oneἓνhen
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “hen” appears- bodyσῶμάsōma
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōma” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- membersμέληmelē
body member
Each believer, as part of the Messiah's body.
Where else “melē” appears- of one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlōn” appears
The context
4For just as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function,
5 · This verse (above)
6And having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, if it is prophecy, let it be according to the proportion of faith;
To study Romans 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul ask in vv. 1-2, and what does he say about the mind?
2. What it means
What does it mean to you not to be conformed to this age but to be transformed by the renewal of the mind? (v. 2)
3. How I live it
Paul says: "If possible, as far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people" (v. 18). With whom can you take a step toward peace?