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1 Corinthians 10:17 — King James Version← Study notes

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.


1 Corinthians 10:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 10:1716 words
GreekMeaning
ὅτιhoti
Because there iswordG3754
εἷςheis
oneadjectiveG1519
ἄρτοςartos
loafnounG740
ἓνhen
oneadjectiveG1519
σῶμαsōma
bodynounG4983
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πολλοίpolloi
manyadjectiveG4183
ἐσμενesmen
we areverbG1510
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἑνὸςhenos
oneadjectiveG1519
ἄρτουartou
loafnounG740
μετέχομενmetechomen
we partakeverbG3348
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:17

“For we, who are many, are one bread, one body.” “For why speak I of communion?” says he, “we are that self-same body.” For what is the bread? The Body of Christ. And what do they become who partake of it? The Body of Christ: not many bodies, but one body. For as the bread consisting of many grains is made one, so that the grains no where appear; they exist indeed, but their difference is not seen by reason of their conjunction; so are we conjoined both with each other and…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 24 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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