1 Corinthians 12:25

That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

1 Corinthians 12:25, King James Version

1 Corinthians 12:25 in other translations

BSB	so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.
WEB	that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.
ASV	that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
YLT	that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,
DARBY	that there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have the same concern one for another.
BBE	So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.
Webster	That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

What does 1 Corinthians 12:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25. no schism--(compare 1Co 12:21)--no disunion; referring to the "divisions" noticed (1Co 11:18). care one for another--that is, in behalf of one another.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 25. That there should be no schism. Marg., Division. 1Cor 11:18. The sense here is, that the body might be united, and be one harmonious whole; that there should be no separate interests; and that all the parts should be equally necessary, and truly dependent on each other; and that no member should be regarded as separated from the others, or as needless to the welfare of all. The sense to be illustrated by this is, that no member of the church, however feeble, or illiterate, or obscure, should be despised or regarded as unnecessary or valueless; that all are needful in their places; and that it should not be supposed that they belonged to different bodies, or that they could not associate together, any more than the less honourable and comely parts of the body should be regarded as unworthy or unfit to be united to the parts that were deemed to be more beautiful and honourable.

Should have the same care. Should care for the same thing; should equally regard the interests of all, as we feel an equal interest in all the members and parts of the body, and desire the preservation, the healthy action, and the harmonious and regular movement of the whole. Whatever part of the body is affected with disease or pain, we feel a deep interest in its preservation and cure. The idea is, that no member of the church should be overlooked or despised; but that the whole church should feel a deep interest for, and exercise a constant solicitude over, all its members.

(2) "schism" "division"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 25 That there should be no schism in the body - That there should be no unnecessary and independent part in the whole human machine, and that every part should contribute something to the general proportion, symmetry, and beauty of the body. So completely has God tempered the whole together, that not the smallest visible part can be removed from the body without not only injuring its proportions, but producing deformity. Hence the members have the same care one for another. The eyes and ears watch for the general safety of the whole; and they are placed in the head, like sentinels in a tower, that they may perceive the first approach of a foe, and give warning. The hands immediately on an attack exert themselves to defend the head and the body; and the limbs are swift to carry off the body from dangers against which resistance would be vain. Even the heart takes alarm from both the eyes and the ears; and when an attack is made on the body, every external muscle becomes inflated and contracts itself, that, by thus collecting and concentrating its force, it may the more effectually resist the assailants, and contribute to the defense of the system.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:12-26

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 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…

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1 Corinthians 12:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἵναinaso thatG2443

μὴmēnotG3361

ᾖēthere may beG1510

σχίσμαschismadivisionG4978

ἐνeninG1722

τῷtōtheG3588

σώματι,sōmatibody,G4983

ἀλλὰallabutG235

τὸtotheG3588

αὐτὸautosameG846

ὑπὲρhuperforG5228

ἀλλήλωνallēlōnone anotherG240

μεριμνῶσινmerimnōsinmay have concernG3309

τὰtatheG3588

μέλη·melēmembers;G3196

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 12:25

2 Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
1 Corinthians 1:10-12
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
John 17:21-26
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. …
2 Corinthians 8:16
But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
2 Corinthians 7:12
Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
1 Corinthians 3:3
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

there.
1:10-12; 3:3; Joh 17:21-26; 2Co 13:11
schism. or, division. the same.
2Co 7:12; 8:16

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Context

1 Corinthians 12:24
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
1 Corinthians 12:25
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
1 Corinthians 12:26
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

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1 Corinthians 12:25 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Para que no haya desavenencia en el cuerpo, sino que los miembros todos se interesen los unos por los otros.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	afin qu’il n’y ait point de division dans le corps, mais que les membres aient un égal soin les uns des autres.
German Elberfelder 1871	auf daß keine Spaltung in dem Leibe sei, sondern die Glieder dieselbe Sorge füreinander haben möchten.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	ut non sit schisma in corpore, sed idipsum pro invicem sollicita sint membra.