1 Corinthians 12:26

Plain English Version

If one part of a body hurts, every other part hurts with it. Or if one part of a body is feeling good, every other part is happy with it.

Cross References

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus said, “We have to do it the way God wants. So now, while you are baptising people, you can baptise me too.” Then John agreed with him.

Matthew 5:29

You see, if things in your life push you to go wrong, then you have to get rid of them, even if it is hard to do. Be careful about how you use your eyes. If you see something that gets you to go wrong, then stop looking. That might be hard to do, like you are pulling out your eye and throwing it away. But it is better to lose one eye here on the earth now, than to keep 2 eyes and go to the bad place called hell.

Romans 12:15

If somebody is happy, you be happy with them too. If somebody is sad, you be sad with them too.

1 Corinthians 12:25

So all the parts of our bodies live quietly together and help each other.

1 Corinthians 12:27

You see, you are all like Jesus Christ’s body. Each of you Christians is a part of his body.

Galatians 6:2

You have to do this to help each other be strong. You have to help other Christians that have problems. If you do that, you will be doing what Jesus Christ told you to do.

1 Peter 3:8

Now all of you listen to this too. Remember that you are all in the same family, so you have to think the same way about what is right. And you have to care for each other properly. Don’t think you are great. Try to understand how other people are feeling and be good to them.