1 Corinthians 10:17
“For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For we being many, are one bread and one body,.... The several members of the church of Christ; particular believers are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For we - We Christians. “Being many.” Greek “The many” (οἱ πολλοί hoi polloi). This idea is not, as our translation…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
For we, being many, are one bread - The original would be better translated thus: Because there is one bread, or loaf;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 10:15-22
In this passage the apostle urges the general caution against idolatry, in the particular case of eating the heathen…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For we being many are one bread, and one body "As one loaf is made up of many grains, and one body is composed of many…
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