Romans 12:4

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“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,”

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BSBPD

“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 12:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:4There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:27Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it.
  4. Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
  5. Ephesians 4:15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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