^{12 Ref} For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

^{13 Ref} For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

^{14 Ref} For the body is not one member, but many.

^{15 Ref} If the foot would say, "Because I'm not the hand, I'm not part of the body," it is not therefore not part of the body.

^{16 Ref} If the ear would say, "Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body," it's not therefore not part of the body.

^{17 Ref} If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

^{18 Ref} But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

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

^{20 Ref} But now they are many members, but one body.

^{21 Ref} The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."

^{22 Ref} No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

^{23 Ref} Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;

^{24 Ref} whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,

^{25 Ref} that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

^{26 Ref} When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

^{27 Ref} Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

^{28 Ref} God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.