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Berean Standard Bible

“For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.”

1 Corinthians 12:13

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Paul is explaining how many different people form one church, using the picture of a body. The Corinthian congregation included Jews and Gentiles, slaves and free citizens, groups that normally kept a wide social distance.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

World English Bible (WEB)

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants or free men, and were all made full of the same Spirit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque por un Espíritu somos todos bautizados en un cuerpo, ora Judíos ó Griegos, ora siervos ó libres; y todos hemos bebido de un mismo Espíritu.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hemos sido bautizados en el cuerpo de Cristo por un solo Espíritu, y todos hemos recibido el mismo Espíritu. Algunos somos judíos, otros son gentiles; algunos son esclavos y otros son libres. Pero todos formamos un solo cuerpo.

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