1 Corinthians 12
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1 Corinthians 12:20-27

20So now there are many members, but one body.

21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”

22On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,

23and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity,

24but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

25so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.

26If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.

27Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it.

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