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1 Corinthians 12 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 1 Corinthians 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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1 Corinthians 12 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
σῶμα sōma G4983 18 bodily, body, slave
μέλος mélos G3196 13 member
εἷς heîs G1520 12 a, abundantly, man, one
πνεῦμα pneûma G4151 12 ghost, life, spirit, mind
χάρισμα chárisma G5486 5 gift
διαίρεσις diaíresis G1243 3 difference, diversity
ἴαμα íama G2386 3 healing

How preachers through history handled this text

24 public-domain excerpts on 1 Corinthians 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Ambrose 5 Calvin 4 Chrysostom 4 Matthew Henry 4 John Wesley 3 Abraham Kuyper 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 +1 more

“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 called therefore the washing of regeneration, Tit 3:5. But it is by the Spirit, only by the renewing of the Holy Ghost, that we are made members of Christ's body. And by communion with Christ at the Lord's supper, we are strengthened, not by drinking the wine, but by drinking into one Spirit. Each member has its form, place, and use. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Corinthians 12:12–26 (Public Domain)

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