KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
1 Corinthians 12:19–20
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1 Corinthians 12:19
19And if they were all one member, where were the body?
19And if they were all one member, where were the body?
1 Corinthians 12:20
20But now are they many members, yet but one body.
20But now are they many members, yet but one body.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Corinthians 12:19
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
An individual constituent belonging to the larger body, though having a distinct place and function.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A physical body; a corpse; or an organized whole composed of members, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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1 Corinthians 12:20
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A great number; numerous persons or things.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Limbs or subordinate parts of bodies; individual constituents belonging to larger bodies.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A physical body; a corpse; or an organized whole composed of members, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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Open the full verse study14For the body is not one member, but many.
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Open the full verse study12For 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.
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