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1 Corinthians 12:20 — King James Version← Study notes

But now are they many members, yet but one body.


1 Corinthians 12:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 12:208 words
GreekMeaning
νῦνnyn
NowadverbG3568
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
πολλὰpolla
manyadjectiveG4183
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
μέληmelē
are the membersnounG3196
ἓνhen
there is oneadjectiveG1519
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
σῶμαsōma
bodynounG4983
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 12:20

“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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