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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.

so in Christ we, though many, form one body,(A) and each member belongs to all the others.

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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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Unity and Diversity in the Body

12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body,(A) so it is with Christ.(B)

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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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16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,(A) by which he put to death their hostility.

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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.

Make every effort to keep the unity(A) of the Spirit through the bond of peace.(B) There is one body(C) and one Spirit,(D) just as you were called to one hope when you were called(E);

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

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And the peace of God,(A) which transcends all understanding,(B) will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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