Parallel Bible results for "1 corinthians 12:22"

1 Corinthians 12:22

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22 As a matter of fact, in practice it works the other way - the "lower" the part, the more basic, and therefore necessary. You can live without an eye, for instance, but not without a stomach.
22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
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