So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
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Gill's Exposition
So we being many are one body in Christ,.... This is the application of the above simile. The chosen of God, the redeemed of Christ, and those that are justified by his righteousness, and sanctified…
Barnes' Notes
So we, being many - We who are Christians, and who are numerous as individuals. Are one body - Are united together, constituting one society, or one people, mutually dependent, and having the same…
Adam Clarke
So we, being many - We who are members of the Church of Christ, which is considered the body of which he is the head, have various offices assigned to us, according to the measure of grace, faith and…
We may observe here, according to the scheme mentioned in the contents, the apostle's exhortations,
I. Concerning our duty to God, We see what is godliness.
1. It is to surrender ourselves to God, and…
Cambridge Bible
in Christ i.e. by virtue of our union with Him. See on Rom 8:1. Cp. also for the profound meaning of the phrase, 2Co 5:17.
and every one Perhaps better, in view of MSS. &c., but with respect to…
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