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“The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.” —1 Corinthians 12:12 NLT

“If the foot says, ‘I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,’ that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear says, ‘I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,’ would that make it any less a part of the body? If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?” —1 Corinthians 12:14-17 NLT

“But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where He wants it. How strange a body would be if it only had one part! Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.” —1 Corinthians 12:18-20 NLT

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“The eye can never say to the hand, ‘I don’t need you.’ The head can’t say to the feet, ‘I don’t need you.’” —1 Corinthians 12:21 NLT

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“In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, while there more honorable parts do not require special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.” —1 Corinthians 12:22-24 NLT

“This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad. All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.” —1 Corinthians 12:25-27 NLT

“Are we all apostles? Are we all prophets? Are we all teachers? Do we all have the power to do miracles? Do we all have the gift of healing? Do we all have the ability to speak in unknown languages? Do we all have the ability to interpret unknown languages? Of course not!” —1 Corinthians 12:29-30 NLT

“But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all. If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.” —1 Corinthians 12:31-13:3 NLT

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