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WE BESTOW MORE ABUNDANT HONOUR - Margin, “Put on.” The words
rendered “abundant honor” here, refer to clothing. We bestow upon
them more attention and honor then we do on the face that is deemed
comel...
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2. THE BODY AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. Concerning spiritual manifestations and diversities of gifts. (1
Corinthians 12:1 .)_
2. The Body and its members. (1 Corinthians 12:12 .)
In...
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Paul now elaborates an illustration from the body and its members.
Here we have organic unity with diversity of function and
interdependence of the whole and its parts, interdependence also of
the par...
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THE CONFESSION OF THE SPIRIT (1 Corinthians 12:1-3)...
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Just as the body is one, although it has many members, and just as all
the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also
is Christ. For by the one Spirit we have all been baptized i...
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LESS HONOURABLE. Greek. _atimos._ See 1 Corinthians 4:10.
BESTOW. Literally put around. Greek. _peritiheim._ See first
occurance: Matthew 21:33.
UNCOMELY. Greek. _aschemon._ Only here.
COMELINESS....
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_and those members of the body, which we think to be lets honourable,
upon these we bestow_(literally, THESE WE SURROUND WITH) _more
abundant honour_ i.e. by our admission that they are necessary to u...
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Comparison of the Unity of the Body and the Unity of the Christian
Church
12. _For as the body is one, and hath many members_ This simile is a
very common one. It is used on several occasions by the A...
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ΤΙΜῊΝ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΈΡΑΝ ΠΕΡΙΤΊΘΕΜΕΝ. THESE WE
SURROUND WITH MORE ABUNDANT HONOUR, i.e. (1) by our admission that
they are necessary to us, and (2) by the care we take of them. ‘The
meanest trades are those...
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COMPARISON OF THE UNITY OF THE BODY AND THE UNITY OF THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH...
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_MANY DIVERSE MEMBERS UNITED 1 CORINTHIANS 12:15-26:_ There is nothing
more diverse and nothing more united than the body. The imaginary
conversations between the various parts of the body make this p...
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WHICH WE THINK TO BE LESS HONOURABLE.— It seems as if he had said,
"The face, in which the image of God is particularly stamped, we leave
uncovered; but as for those parts which decency or custom teac...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Sagaciousness of Diversity (1 Corinthians 12:12-26)
12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the
members of the body, though many, are one body, so i...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Maintaining the Unity of the Church_ (12-31)
_Text_
1 Corinthians 12:12-31. For as the body is one, and hath many members,
and all the members of the body, being many, are one...
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And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable,
upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have
more abundant comeliness.
LESS HONOURABLE. "We think" th...
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13 The body of Jesus, or of the Lord, denotes His physical frame. The
body of Christ, however, is quite a distinct thought. Christ, or the
Anointed, is a title rather than a name. It suggests official...
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12:23 honour, (e-16) Possibly 'less honourable.' It is a question
whether the apostle is referring to the 'uncomely' parts, or to the
comely ones which yet have not such a place as the face....
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_(E) SPIRITUAL GIFTS_
In the early Church various powers, faculties, and graces were
bestowed on individual Christians by the Holy Spirit. Some of these
were distinctly miraculous, such as prophecy, t...
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BESTOW MORE ABUNDANT HONOUR] i.e. by clothing them....
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 12
*SPIRITUAL GIFTS 12:1-31
1. JESUS IS *LORD 12:1-3
V1 Now about the *Holy Spirit’s gifts, *brothers and *sisters, I do
not want to leav...
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CHAPTER 18
CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS
This Epistle is well fitted to disabuse our minds of the idea that the
primitive Church was in all respects superior to the Church of our own
day. We turn page a...
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1 Corinthians 12:21-31 _a_. § 41. THE MUTUAL DEPENDENCE OF THE BODY'S
MEMBERS. Multiformity, it has been shown, is of the essence of organic
life. But the variously endowed members, being needful to t...
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1 Corinthians 12:22-24 _a_. “On the contrary” (ἀλλά), instead
of the more powerful and dignified (1 Corinthians 12:23) bodily parts
dispensing with the humbler (1 Corinthians 12:21),
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EACH CONTRIBUTING HIS PART
1 Corinthians 12:20
The hand and the foot obviously stand in need of each other; but the
same interdependence marks the feebler and humbler parts of our frame.
Indeed, it w...
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Now the apostle turned from the corrective section of his letter to
the constructive as he proceeded to deal with the spiritualities which
negative the carnalities. These are those of the unifying Spi...
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The Need For Different Members
God put different members in the body to perform specific functions.
If all were the same part, even the most important, they would not
have made up a body. Different me...
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And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable,
upon these we bestow more abundant (q) honour; and our uncomely
[parts] have more abundant comeliness.
(q) We more carefully cov...
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The object of this exposition is manifest. The Corinthians were
disposed to exaggerate the value of certain gifts, which, from their
extraordinary character, were fitted to strike the senses, in
parti...
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(12) For 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.
(13) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether...
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As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
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23._Which are less honorable. _Here we have a _second _argument —
that the dishonor of one member turns out to the common disgrace of
the whole body, as appears from the care that we take to cover the...
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The other branch of the truth, in reference to the assembly of God in
general and to the assemblies, is the presence and the gifts of the
Holy Ghost. These, as well as the Lord's supper, are in connec...
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AND THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BODY,.... As the back parts of it:
WHICH WE THINK TO BE LESS HONOURABLE; though greatly useful,
UPON THESE WE BESTOW MORE ABUNDANT HONOUR; by clothing them, for a
man's garm...
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And those _members_ of the body, which we think to be less honourable,
upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely _parts_
have more abundant comeliness.
Ver. 23. _And those members_]...
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_And the eye_ In its commanding station, and possessed as it is of
light and discernment; _cannot say to the hand_ Endowed with neither
of these qualities, and the mere instrument of action; _I have n...
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ARE NECESSARY; the strongest and most prominent members of the body
are not in all cases the most essential to human life, but often those
which are more feeble and concealed. Those parts which need i...
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AND THOSE MEMBERS OF THE BODY WHICH WE THINK TO BE LESS HONORABLE,
UPON THESE WE BESTOW MORE ABUNDANT HONOR, AND OUR UNCOMELY PARTS HAVE
MORE ABUNDANT COMELINESS.
The apostle develops his argument in...
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The need of all the members:...
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The Lord's supper has been first considered, being the most important
of all gatherings, because it is for the united expression of the
affections of the saints toward Him. Now ministry toward the sai...
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BESTOW:
Or, put on...
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AND THOSE PARTS OF THE BODY, WHICH WE THINK TO BE LESS HONORABLE, UPON
THESE WE BESTOW MORE ABUNDANT HONOR; AND OUR UNCOMELY PARTS HAVE MORE
ABUNDANT COMELINESS;
'think' -'Those with the more promin...
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12-26 Christ and his church form one body, as Head and members.
Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is
of Divine institution; it is a sign of the new birth, and is cal...
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All know what those parts of the body are, which are commonly judged
LESS HONOURABLE and less comely; upon these we bestow more abundant
honour and comeliness, by hiding them and covering them, that t...
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and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon
these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more
abundant comeliness;...
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Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
although not honourable, since "we bestow more abundant honour upon
the less honourable members; "[64]...
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1 Corinthians 12:23 And G2532 those G3739 body G4983 think G1380
(G5719) be G1511 (G5750) honorable G820
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'No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more
feeble are necessary, and those parts of the body, which we think to
be less honourable, on these we bestow more abundant honour, and...
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SPIRITUAL GIFTS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF CHRIST AND HIS BODY
(12:1-14:33).
Paul now begins his reply to their question about spiritual gifts
('concerning spiritual things') and immediately gives an initi...
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1 Corinthians 12:23. AND THOSE... WE THINK LESS HONOURABLE, UPON THESE
WE BESTOW MORE ABUNDANT HONOUR in covering and care AND OUR UNCOMELY
PARTS HAVE MORE ABUNDANT COMELINESS to protect them from unj...
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WE BESTOW
(περιτιθεμεν). Literally, We place around as if a garland
(Mark 15:17) or a garment (Matthew 27:28).MORE ABUNDANT COMELINESS
(ευσχημοσυνην περισσοτεραν). One need only
mention the mother...
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1 Corinthians 12:1. _Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would
not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away
unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led._
Although the mem...
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1 Corinthians 12:12. _For 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. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one b...
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CONTENTS: Spiritual gifts in the Body of Christ, for ministry and
worship.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The Body of Christ in the world is for the service for,
and manifesta...
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1 Corinthians 12:1. _Now concerning spiritual gifts,_ and gifts
promised to old men, to young men, and to handmaids, according to Joel
2:28, I would now speak, in the third part of this epistle, and
a...
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AREN'T WORTH VERY MACH. Certain parts of our bodies we hide from
sight. WHICH DON'T LOOK VERY NICE. The generative organs....
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_Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you
ignorant._
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
The particular gifts to which St. Paul was referring were not exactly
as a whole like anything that is to be...
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_But now are they many members, yet but one body._
THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST
I. Their unity. “One body.”
II. Their diversity. The eye, the hand, etc.
III. Mutual dependence.
IV. Admirable...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 12:1 Some Corinthian Christians
seem to have been creating divisions over spiritual gifts. Paul’s
use of the body analogy in 1 Corinthians 12
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CHAPTER 12
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
In this and the two following Chapter s S. Paul discusses Christian
gifts and graces. In this chapter he points out
I. That gifts are variously distributed by the...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 12:1.—GIFTS is a translators’ supplement; right in
fact, as 1 Corinthians 12:4 show; slightly too precise in word. Almost
certainly _neuter_, and so very general, “_spir...
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EXPOSITION
1 Corinthians 12:1.—1 Corinthians 14:1.—ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS, AND
THE DANGER WHICH AROSE FROM THE
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Now concerning the spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you be
ignorant (1 Corinthians 12:1).
An interesting statement of Paul, because I think that in the church
one of the areas where the gre...
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Genesis 3:21; Genesis 3:7...
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We bestow [π ε ρ ι τ ι θ ε μ ε ν]. Elsewhere in the New
Testament the word is used, without exception, of encircling with
something; either putting on clothing, as Matthew 27:28; or
surrounding with a...
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CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS
1 Corinthians 12:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. A contrast between the spiritual and the carnal in Abram and Lot
(Genesis 18:1 and Genesis 19:1).
2. A contrast between
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We surround with more abundant honour — By so carefully covering
them. More abundant comeliness — By the help of dress....
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Still our apostle proceeds in that elegant comparison betwixt the
members of the body natural and the body mystical; showing, that as
there are some members in the natural body that are less honourabl...