1 Corinthians 12:18,27

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1 Corinthians 12:18 New International Version (NIV)

But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.

1 Corinthians 12:27 New International Version (NIV)

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

1 Corinthians 12:14-18 The Message (MSG)

I want you to think about how all this makes you more significant, not less. A body isn’t just a single part blown up into something huge. It’s all the different-but-similar parts arranged and functioning together. If Foot said, “I’m not elegant like Hand, embellished with rings; I guess I don’t belong to this body,” would that make it so? If Ear said, “I’m not beautiful like Eye, transparent and expressive; I don’t deserve a place on the head,” would you want to remove it from the body? If the body was all eye, how could it hear? If all ear, how could it smell? As it is, we see that God has carefully placed each part of the body right where he wanted it.

1 Corinthians 12:27-31 The Message (MSG)

You are Christ’s body—that’s who you are! You must never forget this. Only as you accept your part of that body does your “part” mean anything. You’re familiar with some of the parts that God has formed in his church, which is his “body”: apostles prophets teachers miracle workers healers helpers organizers those who pray in tongues. But it’s obvious by now, isn’t it, that Christ’s church is a complete Body and not a gigantic, unidimensional Part? It’s not all Apostle, not all Prophet, not all Miracle Worker, not all Healer, not all Prayer in Tongues, not all Interpreter of Tongues. And yet some of you keep competing for so-called “important” parts. But now I want to lay out a far better way for you.

1 Corinthians 12:18 King James Version (KJV)

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

1 Corinthians 12:27 King James Version (KJV)

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

1 Corinthians 12:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

1 Corinthians 12:27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it.

1 Corinthians 12:18-19 New Century Version (NCV)

If each part of the body were the same part, there would be no body. But truly God put all the parts, each one of them, in the body as he wanted them.

1 Corinthians 12:27 New Century Version (NCV)

Together you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of that body.

1 Corinthians 12:18 American Standard Version (ASV)

But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.

1 Corinthians 12:27 American Standard Version (ASV)

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

1 Corinthians 12:18 New International Version (NIV)

But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.

1 Corinthians 12:27 New International Version (NIV)

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

1 Corinthians 12:18 New King James Version (NKJV)

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.

I Corinthians 12:27 New King James Version (NKJV)

Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

1 Corinthians 12:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)

But now [as things really are], God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit [with the best balance of function].

1 Corinthians 12:27 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Now you [collectively] are Christ’s body, and individually [you are] members of it [each with his own special purpose and function].

1 Corinthians 12:18 New Living Translation (NLT)

But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.

1 Corinthians 12:27 New Living Translation (NLT)

All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.

1 Corinthians 12:18 The Passion Translation (TPT)

But God has carefully designed each member and placed it in the body to function as he desires.

1 Corinthians 12:27 The Passion Translation (TPT)

You are the body of the Anointed One, and each of you is a unique and vital part of it.

1 Corinthians 12:18 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

1 Corinthians 12:27 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.