Romans 12:5 (KJV)

Passage

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Nearby Context

Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Romans 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

Romans 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Romans 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

Romans 12:7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "body", "christ", "members", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "body" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "For as we have many members in..." into verse 6's "Having then gifts differing according to the...", so "body" and "christ" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "body" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.