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Roma 12:4

Sebab sama seperti pada satu tubuh kita mempunyai banyak anggota, tetapi tidak semua anggota itu mempunyai tugas yang sama,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Cursing;   Minister, Christian;   Religion;   Thompson Chain Reference - Daily Duty;   Duty;   The Topic Concordance - Body;   Charity;   Giving and Gifts;   Prophecy and Prophets;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Selfishness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Schism;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Church;   Gifts of the spirit;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Body;   Christians, Names of;   Church, the;   Grace;   Holy Spirit;   Holy Spirit, Gifts of;   Paul the Apostle;   Sanctification;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Alms;   Elder;   Fellowship;   Hospitality;   Means of Grace;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fellowship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baptism of the Holy Spirit;   Body of Christ;   Church;   Humanity;   Members;   Romans, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Romans, Epistle to the;   Spiritual Gifts;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Gifts;   Head;   Offices of Christ;   Soberness Sobriety;   Union;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Deed;   Papyrus;   Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 27;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Sebab sama seperti pada satu tubuh kita mempunyai banyak anggota, tetapi tidak semua anggota itu mempunyai tugas yang sama,
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Karena sama seperti kita menaruh di dalam satu tubuh banyak anggota, tetapi semua anggota itu bukannya memegang serupa pekerjaan,

Contextual Overview

1 I beseche you therfore brethren, by the mercifulnesse of God, that ye geue vp your bodyes a quicke sacrifice, holy, acceptable vnto God, [whiche is] your reasonable seruice: 2 And fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde, but be ye chaunged in your shape, by ye renuing of your minde, that ye may proue what is the wyll of God, good, and acceptable, and perfect. 3 For I say, through the grace geuen vnto me, to euery man among you, that no man esteeme of hym selfe more then he ought to esteeme: but so esteeme [hym selfe] that he behaue hymselfe discretelye, accordyng as God hath dealt to euerye man the measure of fayth. 4 For as we haue many members in one body, and all members haue not one office: 5 So, we beyng many, are one body in Christe, and euery one members one of another. 6 Seyng that we haue dyuers giftes, accordyng to the grace that is geuen vnto vs, yf any man haue the gyft, either prophesie after the measure of fayth, 7 Either office in administration, or he that teacheth in teachyng: 8 Or he that exhorteth, in exhortyng, he that geueth in singlenesse, he that ruleth in diligence, he that is mercifull in chearefulnesse. 9 Loue without dissimulation, hatyng euyll, cleauyng to good. 10 Affectioned one to another with brotherly loue, in geuyng honour, go one before another.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Corinthians 12:4, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 4:16

Reciprocal: Numbers 4:49 - every one Mark 13:34 - and to Romans 12:5 - General Ephesians 3:6 - the same Ephesians 4:4 - one body Philippians 1:27 - in one Colossians 2:19 - knit 1 Thessalonians 4:11 - and to do

Cross-References

Genesis 11:27
These are the generations of Tarah: Tarah begat Abram, Nachor, and Haran: Haron begat Lot.
Genesis 11:31
And Tarah toke Abram his sonne, and Lot the sonne of Haran his sonnes sonne, and Sarai his daughter in lawe his sonne Abrams wyfe, and they departed together from Ur of the Chaldees, that they myght go into the land of Chanaan: and they came vnto Haran, and dwelt there.
Hebrews 11:8
By fayth Abraham when he was called, obeyed, to go out into a place whiche he shoulde afterwarde receaue to inheritaunce: and he went out, not knowyng whyther he shoulde go.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For as we have many members in one body,.... The apostle illustrates what he said last concerning God's dealing to every man the measure of faith, by comparing the church of Christ to an human body, which is but one, and has many members in union with it, and one another; and which are placed in an exact symmetry and proportion, and in proper subserviency to each other, and for the good of the whole:

and all members have not the same office, or "action"; they do not exercise the same function, and perform the same operation, but each that which is peculiar to itself: the eye only sees, but does not hear, nor taste, nor smell; the ear only hears, but neither sees, or does any of the aforesaid things; the palate tastes, the nose smells, the hand handles, the foot walks, and the same may be observed of the other members of the body, which have not the same, but their particular offices, and all and each of them their usefulness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For - This word here denotes a further illustration or proof of what he had just before said. The duty to which he was exhorting the Romans was, not to be unduly exalted or elevated in their own estimation. In order to produce proper humility, he shows them that God has appointed certain orders or grades in the church; that all are useful in their proper place; that we should seek to discharge our duty in our appropriate sphere; and thus that due subordination and order would be observed. To show this, he introduces a beautiful comparison drawn from the human body. There are various members in the human frame; all useful and honorable in their proper place; and all designed to promote the order, and beauty, and harmony of the whole. So the church is one body, consisting of many members, and each is suited to be useful and comely in its proper place. The same comparison he uses with great beauty and force in 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; also Ephesians 4:25; Ephesians 5:30. In that chapter the comparison is carried out to much greater length, and its influence shown with great force.

Many members - Limbs, or parts; feet, hands, eyes, ears, etc.; 1 Corinthians 12:14-15.

In one body - Constituting one body; or united in one, and making one person. Essential to the existence, beauty, and happiness of the one body or person.

The same office - The same use or design; not all appointed for the same thing; one is to see, another to hear, a third to walk with, etc.; 1 Corinthians 12:14-23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 12:4. For as we have many members — As the human body consists of many parts, each having its respective office, and all contributing to the perfection and support of the whole; each being indispensably necessary in the place which it occupies, and each equally useful though performing a different function;


 
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