1 Corinthians 12:27

Ye. The pronoun is emphatic in the Greek. Paul was addressing the Corinthian believers, among whom were some who had caused divisions in the church, and others who had not fully severed their connection with idolatry, and still others who had lapsed into immorality (see chs. 1:10, 11; 3:3; 5:1, 2; 8:1). They should take care to be sound, healthy members, doing their proper part in the work of the church. They should be faithful and loyal to Christ and to one another, not envious of any of the brethren.

Body of Christ. Compare Eph. 1:22, 23; 4:4, 12, 16; 5:23, 30; Col. 1:18, 24; 2:19; 3:15. Church members are to be subject to the will of Christ in all things, even as all the various parts of the body are directed by the will of the head; and as all members of the body maintain living connection with the head and with one another, so believers will sustain to each other the relationship of members of the same body, all subject to the same head, Christ.

In particular. Gr. ek merous, literally, “out of part,” here meaning “individually,” or “severally.” The idea is that each individual member has his own responsibility to serve God in his own place and according to his own function. This appears to be enlarged upon in vs. 28-31, where the various functions of individual church members are described in accordance with the different gifts imparted by the Holy Spirit.