1 Corinthians 10:17
15 I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
18 Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?
19 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
- KJV
- For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
- WEB
- Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.
- ASV
- seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we are all partake of the one bread.
- DARBY
- Because we, [being] many, are one loaf, one body; for we all partake of that one loaf.
- BLB
- Because [there is] one loaf, we the many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
- ÅB
- Fordi der er ett brød, er vi ett legeme, enda vi er mange; for vi har alle del i det ene brød.
- OTB
- Fordi det er ett brød, er vi som er mange ett legeme; for vi alle deltar i det ene brødet.
- B1930
- Fordi der er ett brød, er vi ett legeme, enda vi er mange; for vi har alle del i det ene brød.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 12:5
so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
Read in contextColossians 3:15
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
Read in context1 Corinthians 12:27
Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 12:12
The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
Read in contextEphesians 4:4
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
Read in contextEphesians 4:16
From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
Read in contextEphesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Read in contextEphesians 4:12–13
to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
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