The Duty of All to Rejoice At the Honour Given to Their Brethren
1 Corinthians 12:25-26
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.…


I. REJOICING IS A CHRISTIAN DUTY — required —

1. On our own account.

2. On account of others. Here an unselfish sympathy with another's honour — not merely not to envy it, but to rejoice in it.

II. WHAT THIS REJOICING AT THE HONOUR PAID TO OTHERS MAY BE THE MEANS OF. Of —

1. Increasing their joy.

2. Demonstrating your love and sympathy.

3. Engaging and confirming their love to you.

(T. Robinson.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

WEB: that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.




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