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For: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as For gives the reason why Christ cares for the church. He cares for the church because we are part of his body.

we are members of His body: The phrase we are members of His body is a metaphor. It means that we are united with other believers in the church.

Here are some ways to translate this phrase:

• As a simile. For example:

We are ⌊like⌋ the parts of Christ’s body.

• In a non-figurative sense. For example:

We all belong to him.

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