Verse 26
The suffering of one means the suffering of all, and the well-being of one means the well-being of all.
"Plato had pointed out that we do not say, ’My finger has a pain,’ we say, ’I have a pain.’" [Note: Barclay, The Letters . . ., p. 126.]
In view of this we can and should honestly rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15).
"Ancients emphasized that true friends shared each other’s joys and sorrows." [Note: Keener, p. 104.]
Paul’s preceding comments about the body (1 Corinthians 12:12-26) are applicable to both the physical body and the spiritual body of Christ. However, he was speaking about the human body primarily, as an illustration of the spiritual body.
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