1 Corinthians 12:27-28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:28

And God hath set - That is, has appointed, constituted, ordained. He has established these various orders or ranks in the church. The apostle, having illustrated the main idea that God had conferred various endowments on the members of the church, proceeds here to specify particularly what he meant, and to refer more directly to the various ranks which existed in the church.Some in the church - The word “some,” in this place ὅυς hous, seems to mean rather whom, “and whom God hath placed in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 12:27

1 Corinthians 12:27. Now ye Believers at Corinth; are the body of Christ A part of it, not the whole body; and members in particular That is, each believer is a particular member thereof, and ought to behave himself accordingly. This is the application of the foregoing allegory, which the apostle is thought by some to have formed on our Lord’s words, Matthew 25:35-45. As if he had said, Ye believers are formed into one church or body, of which Christ is the head, soul, and ruler. ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 12:28-31

1 Corinthians 12:28-31. And God hath set in the church first apostles Who planted the gospel in the heathen nations, being honoured with an office of the highest distinction, and furnished with endowments peculiar to themselves; secondly, prophets Who either foretold things to come, or spake by extraordinary inspiration for the edification of the church; thirdly, teachers Of an inferior class. Under prophets and teachers, are comprised evangelists and pastors. After that,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Unity in spite of many gifts (12:12-31)The human body is made up of many parts, all with different functions, yet there is a basic unity throughout the body. So it is in the church which is Christ’s body. All believers, without distinction, are introduced into and united in that body through the baptism of the Spirit. The same Spirit dwells within each one (12-13).Many parts make up the body, and all are necessary for its proper functioning. Those without more obvious gifts should not think... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 12:27

the body . There is no art. because soma is the predicate. Compare 1 Corinthians 3:16 . in particular . Greek. ek ( App-104 .) merous. The meaning is "Each in his part", as Revised Version m. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 12:28

church . App-186 . apostles . . . prophets . App-189 . teachers . Greek. didaskalos. App-98 . 1 Corinthians 12:4 . miracles = powers. Greek. dunamis, as in 1 Corinthians 12:10 . Here it means "workers of miracles". helps . Greek. antilepsis. Only here in NT., but found in the Septuagint, Psalms 83:8 ; &c, and in the Papyri. governments . Greek. kubernesis. Only here in N.T., but found in the Septuagint. The word means "guidance". Compare Acts 27:11 . diversities = (different)... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:27

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.As Farrar interpreted this, "Paul did not mean that the Corinthian church was a member in the body of all the churches, but that each Christian is a member of the body of Christ."[27] Johnson added that:There is no definite article (ye are body of Christ); and this does not refer to the local church at Corinth, for there are not many bodies, a thought contrary to the context. Rather, it points to the quality of the whole, which each... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:28

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.Apostles and prophets ... The preeminence of these is apparent in all Paul's writings. See Ephesians 2:19. There is a conscious ranking of offices and functions of the Lord's church in this passage, as indicated by "firstly ... secondly ... thirdly ... then." It is significant that teachers of God's word are ranked next to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:27

1 Corinthians 12:27. Now ye are the body of Christ.— Dr. Heylin renders this, Thus ye are the body of Christ; each being a particular member, which God has placed in the church; (1 Corinthians 12:28.) as, first, apostles, &c. Others read it, Ye are in some sort the body and members of Christ,—aliquatenus,—in part, not, as our version, in particular. See Castalio. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:28

1 Corinthians 12:28. God hath set some, &c.— "As God hath placed some members in more eminent stations in the body, so also some Christians in the church. He hath placed in the first rank Apostles, who are honoured with an office of the higher distinction, and furnished with endowments peculiar to themselves. In the 2nd place are ranked prophets, whose business it is to foretel future events, or to speak by immediate interpretation, for the edification of the church. In the 3rd, teachers of... read more

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