New American Standard Bible NAS
New International Version NIV
18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.
18
But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
19 If they were all one member, where would the body be?
19
If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20 But now there are many members, but one body.
20
As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
21
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 On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;
22
On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
23 and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,
23
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 whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,
24
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 so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.
25
so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
26
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved.
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.