1 Corinthians 12
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1 Corinthians 12:14-19

14For in fact the body is not a single member, but many.

15If the foot says, “Since I am not a hand, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

16And if the ear says, “Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

17If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell?

18But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.

19If they were all the same member, where would the body be?

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