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Romans 12:4 — King James Version← Study notes

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:


Romans 12:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 12:417 words
GreekMeaning
καθάπερkathaper
Just aswordG2509
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἑνὶheni
oneadjectiveG1519
σώματιsōmati
bodynounG4983
πολλὰpolla
manyadjectiveG4183
μέληmelē
membersnounG3196
ἔχομενechomen
we haveverbG2192
τὰta
thearticleG3588
δὲde
nowwordG1161
μέληmelē
the membersnounG3196
πάνταpanta
alladjectiveG3956
οὐou
notadverbG3756
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
αὐτὴνautēn
sameadjectiveG846
ἔχειechei
haveverbG2192
πρᾶξινpraxin
functionnounG4234
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 12:4

Again he uses the same ensample as he does to the Corinthians, and that to allay the same passion. For great is the power of the medicine, and the force of this illustration for the correcting of this disease of haughtiness. Why (he means) do you think highly of yourself? Or why again does another utterly despise himself? Are we not all one body, both great and small? When then we are in the total number but one, and members one of another, why do you by your haughtiness…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 21 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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