19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
1 Corinthians 12:19–21
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1 Corinthians 12:13–15
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Romans 12:3–5
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