1 Corinthians 10:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 10:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 10:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 10:17 — KJV
“For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.”
— 1 Corinthians 10:17 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 10:17 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 10:17
“So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:17: being, many, one
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:17: being, many, one
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. blessed it: many Greek copies have gave thanks”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:17: many, bread, body
“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:17: many, one, body
“For the body is not one member, but many.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:17: many, one, body
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