1 Corinthians 10:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.”

1 Corinthians 10:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 10:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 10:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.”

1 Corinthians 10:17 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 10:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we all partake of the one bread.”

1 Corinthians 10:17 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 10:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“because one bread, one body, are we the many--for we all of the one bread do partake.”

1 Corinthians 10:17 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 10:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Because we, [being] many, are one loaf, one body; for we all partake of that one loaf.”

1 Corinthians 10:17 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 10:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For we that are many, are one bread and one body, because we all are partakers of one bread.”

1 Corinthians 10:17 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 10:17 in Context — 1 Corinthians 10

15 Je parle comme à des hommes intelligents; jugez vous-mêmes de ce que je dis.

16 La coupe de bénédiction que nous bénissons, n’est-elle pas la communion au sang de Christ? Le pain que nous rompons, n’est-il pas la communion au corps de Christ?

17 Puisqu’il y a un seul pain, nous qui sommes plusieurs, nous formons un seul corps; car nous participons tous à un même pain.

18 Voyez les Israélites selon la chair: ceux qui mangent les victimes ne sont-ils pas en communion avec l’autel?

19 Que dis-je donc? Que la viande sacrifiée aux idoles est quelque chose, ou qu’une idole est quelque chose? Nullement.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 10:17 Mean?

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