KJV King James Version
That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 12:25
That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
WEB World English Bible
that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
ASV American Standard Version
that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 12
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23 And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.
24 For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that [part] which lacked:
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotᾖG1510 · eimito beσχίσμαG4978 · schismasplitἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoσώματι,G4983 · sōmabodyἀλλὰG235 · allabutτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoαὐτὸG846 · autosit/s/heὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forἀλλήλωνG240 · allēlōnone anotherμεριμνῶσινG3309 · merimnaōto worryτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoμέλη·G3196 · melosmember
Cross-references
2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.1 Corinthians 1:10-12Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.John 17:21-26That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks [be] to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?2 Corinthians 7:12Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, [I did it] not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
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