1 Corinthians 12
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1 Corinthians 12:18-23

18But now [as things really are], God has placed and arranged the parts in the body, each one of them, just as He willed and saw fit [with the best balance of function].

19If they all were a single organ, where would [the rest of] the body be?

20But now [as things really are] there are many parts [different limbs and organs], but a single body.

21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

22But quite the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are [absolutely] necessary;

23and as for those parts of the body which we consider less honorable, these we treat with greater honor; and our less presentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

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