Together you are the body of Christ. Each one of you is part of his body.
That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another.
To God's church in Corinth. Christ Jesus chose you to be his very own people, and you worship in his name, as we and all others do who call him Lord.
By sharing in the same loaf of bread, we become one body, even though there are many of us.
The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does.
If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honored, the whole body will be happy.
Don't you know that your bodies are part of the body of Christ? Is it right for me to join part of the body of Christ to a prostitute? No, it isn't!
The church is Christ's body and is filled with Christ who completely fills everything.
so that his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong.
A husband is the head of his wife, as Christ is the head and the Savior of the church, which is his own body.
because we are each part of his body.
He is the head of his body, which is the church. He is the very beginning, the first to be raised from death, so that he would be above all others.
I am glad that I can suffer for you. I am pleased also that in my own body I can continue the suffering of Christ for his body, the church.
They are no longer part of Christ, who is the head of the whole body. Christ gives the body its strength, and he uses its joints and muscles to hold it together, as it grows by the power of God.