1 Corinthians 12:26
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Cross-reference
In 1 Pet 3:8, sympathy and unity of mind echo the call to share in each other's joys and sorrows.
In Heb 13:3, remembering prisoners as if in prison with you applies the 'suffer together' command to a specific group.
In Gal 6:2, bearing one another's burdens is the practical expression of suffering together as one body.
In 2 Cor 11:29, Paul says he is weak with the weak—directly embodying the 'suffer together' principle.
In Rom 12:15, rejoice and weep with others—a direct restatement of suffering and rejoicing together.
The father celebrates the prodigal's return with the household — illustrating the shared joy Paul urges when a member is honored.
Jesus tells Paul that persecuting the church is persecuting Him — showing the deep unity of the body that underlies Paul's teaching.
The church prays earnestly for Peter in prison — an act of suffering with a member, fulfilling Paul's 'all suffer with one'.
Neighbors rejoice with Elizabeth at God's mercy — a direct example of rejoicing with one who is honored, as Paul describes.
Amos condemns those who feast while others suffer — the opposite of Paul's command to suffer with the suffering member.
Friends and family comfort Job after his trials — showing the mutual comfort Paul describes when one suffers, all suffer.
In Job 2:11, Job's friends come to sympathize and comfort him—a strong model of suffering with a suffering member.
In 2 Samuel 15:30, David and his followers weep together in shared grief—illustrating corporate suffering during crisis.
In 1 Samuel 11:4, the people weep aloud at Jabesh-gilead's distress—a direct display of suffering with those who suffer.
Jesus commands loving one another — the love that underlies Paul's picture of mutual suffering and rejoicing in the body.
In 2 Corinthians 7:13, Titus is refreshed by the Corinthians—same mutual care where one member's joy affects another, as in the body metaphor.
In Joshua 1:15, the tribes must fight together until all have rest—a call to shared burden and support among God's people.
The psalmist calls for rejoicing when God delights in a servant's welfare — echoing Paul's call to rejoice with the honored member.
Job begs friends for pity in his suffering — the very compassion Paul commands believers to show one another.
In Job 6:14, Job asserts that a despairing man needs devoted friends—a thematic call to support the suffering.