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1 Cor. 12:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For by one Spirit are we allm baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or κGentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drinkr into one Spirit.

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John 1:16• ¹⁶And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. (John 1:16)

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Eph. 4:5• ⁵One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (Eph. 4:5)

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Greeks.

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John 7:37‑39• ³⁷In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
³⁸He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
³⁹(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) (John 7:37‑39)

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1 Cor. 10:2• ²And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; (1 Cor. 10:2)

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Isa. 44:3‑5• ³For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
⁴And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
⁵One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel. (Isa. 44:3‑5)

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Ezek. 36:25‑27• ²⁵Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
²⁶A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
²⁷And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. (Ezek. 36:25‑27)

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Matt. 3:11• ¹¹I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: (Matt. 3:11)

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Luke 3:16• ¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: (Luke 3:16)

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John 1:16,33• ¹⁶And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
³³And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. (John 1:16,33)

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John 3:5• ⁵Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (John 3:5)

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Acts 1:5• ⁵For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. (Acts 1:5)

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Rom. 6:3‑6• ³Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
⁴Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
⁵For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
⁶Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. (Rom. 6:3‑6)

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Rom. 8:9‑11• ⁹But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
¹⁰And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
¹¹But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. (Rom. 8:9‑11)

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Eph. 4:5• ⁵One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (Eph. 4:5)

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Eph. 5:26• ²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (Eph. 5:26)

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Col. 2:11‑12• ¹¹In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
¹²Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. (Col. 2:11‑12)

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Titus 3:4‑6• ⁴But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
⁶Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; (Titus 3:4‑6)

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1 Peter 3:21• ²¹The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 3:21)

whether we be Jews.

Rom. 3:29• ²⁹Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: (Rom. 3:29)

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Rom. 4:11• ¹¹And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: (Rom. 4:11)

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Gal. 3:23,28• ²³But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
²⁸There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (Gal. 3:23,28)

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Eph. 2:11‑16,19‑22• ¹¹Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
¹²That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
¹³But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
¹⁴For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
¹⁵Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
¹⁶And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
¹⁹Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
²⁰And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
²¹In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
²²In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. (Eph. 2:11‑16,19‑22)

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Eph. 3:6• ⁶That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: (Eph. 3:6)

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Col. 1:27• ²⁷To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: (Col. 1:27)

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Col. 3:11• ¹¹Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. (Col. 3:11)

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1 Cor. 7:21‑22• ²¹Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
²²For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. (1 Cor. 7:21‑22)

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Eph. 6:8• ⁸Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. (Eph. 6:8)

to drink.

Song of Sol. 5:1• ¹I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. (Song of Sol. 5:1)

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Isa. 41:17‑18• ¹⁷When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
¹⁸I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. (Isa. 41:17‑18)

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Isa. 55:1• ¹Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (Isa. 55:1)

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Zech. 9:15‑17• ¹⁵The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
¹⁶And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
¹⁷For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. (Zech. 9:15‑17)

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John 4:10,14• ¹⁰Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
¹⁴But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. (John 4:10,14)

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John 6:63• ⁶³It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63)

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John 7:37‑39• ³⁷In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
³⁸He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
³⁹(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) (John 7:37‑39)

• By one Spirit we have all been baptized to be one body. The Lord’s supper is the expression of this oneness; the Spirit is He who produces it, and who is its strength. (“1 Corinthians 12” by J.N. Darby)

• It is important to observe that it was not by faith, precious and mighty as it is, that this unity was formed, but by the Holy Spirit personally sent down from heaven. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 12:7-13” by W. Kelly)

• But the baptism of the Spirit is over and above life, and is given therefore not to the dead unbeliever but to those already quickened, and the issue is the one body. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 12:7-13” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For also in the power ofb one Spirit *we* have all been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or free, and have all been given to drink of one Spirit.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "For also by," en.

W. Kelly Translation

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For by one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free, and were all made to drink ofa one Spirit.

WK Translation Notes

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Some MSS. insert "into."