1 Corinthians 3:23

KJV

And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

— 1 Corinthians 3:23, King James Version
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1 Corinthians 3:23, King James Version.

研读注释

Study Note

The ascending chain 'ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's' completes the theological argument of 1 Corinthians 3, subordinating all human leaders (Paul, Apollos, Cephas) to Christ and ultimately to the Father. The statement reflects an early proto-trinitarian ordering: all things belong to believers, believers to Christ, Christ to God — a hierarchy of belonging that defines Christian identity relationally rather than individually. The verse implicitly answers Corinthian factionalism: to claim 'I am of Paul' is to miss the point that Paul himself belongs to Christ who belongs to God. John 17:21-23 ('that they may be one as we are one') develops a similar participatory logic of mutual indwelling and belonging.

其他译本

ASV

and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

YLT

and ye <FI>are<Fi> Christ's, and Christ <FI>is<Fi> God's.

BBE

And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

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