KJV ORIGINAL
But now are they many members, yet but one body.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Right now, we've got all these different parts, but we're still just one body.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Different pieces, same team.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Apostle Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthian church, a diverse group in ancient Greece facing internal conflicts over spiritual gifts and church practices. He uses the metaphor of the human body to emphasize that, despite many different parts, the body functions as a unified whole, directly addressing the Corinthians' tendency toward division. This verse fits into a larger discussion in Chapter 12 about the interdependence of believers in the body of Christ.
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