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12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the 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 in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of 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; it is not 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; it is not 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 were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were 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 each one of them in the body, even as it 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 were the body?
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If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20 But now they are many members, but one body.
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As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or 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 rather, 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 [parts] 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 whereas our comely [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving 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 whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or [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 severally members thereof.
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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, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, [divers] kinds 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? are all [workers of] miracles?
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Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
30 have all gifts of healings? 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 desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.
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Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
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