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so we, though many, are one body in Christ[a] and individually parts of one another.

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  1. 12:5 One body in Christ: on the church as the body of Christ, see 1 Cor 12:12–27.

12 As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.(A)

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16 and might reconcile both with God, in one body, through the cross, putting that enmity to death by it.(A)

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striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace:(A) [a]one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call;(B)

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  1. 4:4–6 The “seven unities” (church, Spirit, hope; Lord, faith in Christ [Eph 1:13], baptism; one God) reflect the triune structure of later creeds in reverse.

Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.(A)

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