Romans 12:5

Easy To Read Version

In the same way, we are many people, but in Christ we are all one body. We are the parts of that body. And each part of that body belongs to all the other parts.

Cross References

John 17:11

Now I am coming to you. I will not stay in the world now. But these men are still in the world. Holy Father, keep them safe. Keep them safe by the power of your name (the name you gave me), so that they will be one, the same as you and I are one.

Romans 12:4

Each one of us has one body, and that body has many parts. These parts don’t all do the same thing.

1 Corinthians 10:17

(There is one loaf of bread. And we are many people. But we all share from that one loaf. So we are really one body.)

1 Corinthians 12:20

And so there are many parts, but only one body.

1 Corinthians 6:15

Surely you know that your bodies are parts of Christ himself. So I must never take the parts of Christ and join those parts to a prostitute {\cf2\super [37]} !

Ephesians 1:23

The church is Christ’s body. The church is filled with Christ. He makes everything complete in every way.

Ephesians 4:12

Christ gave those gifts to prepare God’s holy people {\cf2\super [34]} for the work of serving. He gave those gifts to make the body of Christ stronger.

Ephesians 4:25

So you must stop telling lies. You must always speak the truth to each other, because we all belong to each other in the same body.

Ephesians 5:23

The husband is the head of the wife, the same as Christ is the head of the church. The church is Christ’s body—Christ is the Savior of the body.

Ephesians 5:30

And don’t make the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [36]} sad. The Spirit is God’s proof that you belong to God. God gave you that Spirit to show that God will make you free at the right time.

Colossians 2:19

Those people don’t keep themselves under the control of the head (Christ). The whole body depends on Christ. Because of Christ all the parts of the body care for each other and help each other. This strengthens the body and holds it together. And so the body grows in the way God wants.