1 Corinthians 12:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
μέλος
members
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μέλος
Member, body part. Melos. You are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it. Every member matters. An unused body part atrophies. Use what God gave you.
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πολύς
many
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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σῶμα
body
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σῶμα
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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εἰμί
being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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καθάπερ
Just as
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καθάπερ
exactly as
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