Reference

1 Corinthians 12:18

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
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And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

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If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

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But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

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And if they were all one member, where were the body?

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But now are they many members, yet but one body.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

One People of God
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

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One People of God

The verse itself does not explicitly mention "Jews and Gentiles," but rather "members" within "the body." While the broader context of 1 Corinthians (and Paul's epistles generally) certainly addresses the unity of Jews and Gentiles in Christ, this specific verse, in isolation, focuses on the divine placement and diversity of spiritual gifts within the church, without directly stating the ethnic composition of those members. Therefore, one could argue that while it supports the idea of a unified