The Body of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:20
In 9 translations
- BSB
- As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
- KJV
- But now are they many members, yet but one body.
- WEB
- But now they are many members, but one body.
- ASV
- But now they are many members, but one body.
- LSV
- And now, indeed, [are] many members, but one body;
- YLT
- and now, indeed, [are] many members, and one body;
- DBY
- But now the members [are] many, and the body one.
- DRC
- But now there are many members indeed, yet one body.
- GNV
- But now are there many members, yet but one body.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include μὲν (“indeed”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: μὲν. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read μὲν; Westcott and Hort (1881) omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- νῦν δὲ πολλὰ μὲν μέλη, ἓν δὲ σῶμα.
- RP2018
- Νῦν δὲ πολλὰ μὲν μέλη, ἓν δὲ σῶμα.
- TR-Boyd
- Νῦν δὲ πολλὰ μὲν μέλη, ἓν δὲ σῶμα.
- SCR1894
- νυν δε πολλα μεν μελη εν δε σωμα
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Corinthians 12:14For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12The 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.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).