What does 1 Corinthians 12:14 mean?

1 Corinthians 12:14 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

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1 Corinthians 12:14 Meaning

For the body is not one member, but many.

Context Explained

12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

14For the body is not one member, but many.

15If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

Key Themes

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Source: 1 Corinthians 12:14