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1 Corinthians 12:19 — King James Version← Study notes

And if they were all one member, where were the body?


1 Corinthians 12:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 12:1910 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἦνēn
wereverbG1510
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πάνταpanta
alladjectiveG3956
ἓνhen
oneadjectiveG1519
μέλοςmelos
membernounG3196
ποῦpou
whereadverbG4225
τὸto
would be thearticleG3588
σῶμαsōma
body?nounG4983
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 12:19

“And if they were all one member, where were the body?” “But now are they many members, but one body.” Thus having silenced them sufficiently by God's own arrangement, again he states reasons. And he neither does this always nor that, but alternates and varies his discourse. Since on the one hand, he who merely silences, confounds the hearer, and he, on the contrary, who accustoms him to demand reasons for all things, injures him in the matter of faith; for this cause then…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 30 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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