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12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
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Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or Gentiles, whether we are bond or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
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For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
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Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
15 If the foot shall say, "Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
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Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
16 And if the ear shall say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
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And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
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If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18 But now hath God set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased Him.
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But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
19 And if they were all one member, where would be the body?
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If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20 But now there are many members, yet but one body.
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As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, "I have no need of thee"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
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The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
22 Nay, much more those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary.
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On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
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and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,
24 For our comely parts have no need, but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked,
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while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
25 that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.
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so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
26 And whenever one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
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If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
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Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
28 And God hath set some in the church: first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracle workers, then those with gifts of healing, helpers, administrators, and those with diversity of tongues.
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And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? AreŒall workers of miracles?
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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?
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Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues ? Do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts, and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.
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Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
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