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1 Corinthians 12:25

New Testament Epistle (Pauline) ASV (1901)

What does 1 Corinthians 12:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “that there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

that there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.
1 Corinthians 12:25 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Corinthians 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:
23and those [parts] of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;
24whereas our comely [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked;
25that there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.
26And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or [one] member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
27Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.
28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, [divers] kinds of tongues.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That there should be no schism in the body. etc.] No complaint of one member against another, as useless and unnecessary; no murmuring on that account; no tumults and rioting; no rebellion and insurrection of one against another; no dissension, no division. The use Menenius f243 Agrippa made of this simile, applying it to the body politic, as the apostle here does to the spiritual body, for the appeasing of a sedition among the people; is well known, and usually mentioned by interpreters on this place: but that the members should have the same care one for another; that is, they are so tempered and mixed together, are in such close union with, and have such a dependence on each other, that…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“no schism--(compare Co1 12:21) --no disunion; referring to the "divisions" noticed (Co1 11:18). care one for another--that is, in behalf of one another.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“That there should be no schism - Margin, “Division;” see note on 1 Corinthians 11:18. The sense here is, that the body might be united, and be one harmonious whole; that there should be no separate interests; and that all the parts should be equally necessary, and truly dependent on each other; and that no member should be regarded as separated from the others, or as needless to the welfare of all. The sense to be illustrated by this is, that no member of the church, however feeble, or illiterate, or obscure, should be despised or regarded as unnecessary or valueless; that all are needful in their places; and that it should not be supposed that they belonged to different bodies, or that they…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“12:25-26 The church is a unified body, so harmony and care for each other in the church is essential.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“there: Co1 1:10-12, Co1 3:3; Joh 17:21-26; Co2 13:11 schism: or, division the same: Co2 7:12, Co2 8:16 1 Corinthians 12:26”
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