1 Corintios 12:14-26 NVI

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:22

Nay, much more those members of the body ,.... The apostle, in a beautiful gradation, proceeds to take notice of such parts of the body as are more weak, dishonourable, and uncomely, showing the necessity and usefulness of them: which seem to be more feeble ; than others, do not consist of a strong bony substance, and are not fenced with sinews, as the belly and its intestines: yet these are necessary ; nor could the body be sustained, nourished, and refreshed, without them; so the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:23

And those members of the body ,.... As the back parts of it: which we think to be less honourable ; though greatly useful, upon these we bestow more abundant honour ; by clothing them, for a man's garments are his honour and glory; See Gill on Matthew 6:29 , so the poor members of Christ's church, who are thought to be, though they really are not, the less honourable, have the more abundant honour conferred on them by God and Christ: God has chosen the poor of this world; Christ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:24

For our comely parts have no need ,.... As the face, eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, &c.; which stand in no need of an external covering, of any outward ornament: so such as are blessed with the bounties of nature and providence, with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and are eminent for grace and holiness, and are enabled to walk worthy of their calling, and to have their conversations as become the Gospel of Christ, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience, these have no need of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:25

That there should be no schism in the body ..... 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 F5 Liv. Hist. l. p. 43. 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:26

And whether one member suffer ,.... Pain; even the meanest, lowest, and most distant, as the foot or hand, toe or finger: all the members suffer with it ; are more or less affected therewith, and bear part of the distress; as is easily discerned, by their different forms and motions on such an occasion: so when anyone member of the mystical body is in affliction, whether inward or outward, of body or mind, the rest are, or should be, affected with it, condole, sympathize, help, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:14

For the body is not one member - The mystical body, the Church, as well as the natural body, is composed of many members. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:15

If the foot shall say, etc. - As all the members of the body are necessarily dependent on each other, and minister to the general support of the system, so is it in the Church. All the private members are intimately connected among themselves, and also with their pastors; without which union no Church can subsist. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:21

And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee - The apostle goes on, with his principal object in view, to show that the gifts and graces with which their different teachers were endowed were all necessary for their salvation, and should be collectively used; for not one of them was unnecessary, nor could they dispense with the least of them; the body of Christ needed the whole for its nourishment and support. The famous apologue of Menenius Agrippa, related by Livy, will... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:22

Those members - which seem to be more feeble - These, and the less honorable and uncomely, mentioned in the next verses, seem to mean the principal viscera, such as the heart, lungs, stomach, and intestinal canal. These, when compared with the arms and limbs, are comparatively weak; and some of them, considered in themselves, uncomely and less honorable; yet these are more essential to life than any of the others. A man may lose an eye by accident, and an arm or a leg may be amputated, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:24

For our comely parts have no need - It would be easy to go into great detail in giving an anatomical description of the different members and parts to which the apostle refers, but it would not probably answer the end of general edification; and to explain every allusion made by the apostle, would require a minuteness of description which would not be tolerated except in a treatise on the anatomy of the human body. My readers will therefore excuse my entering into this detail. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:24

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