1 Corinthians 12:12–30

¹²For even as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ. ¹³For also in the power of one Spirit we have all been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or free, and have all been given to drink of one Spirit. ¹⁴For also the body is not one member but many. ¹⁵If the foot say, Because I am not a hand I am not of the body, is it on account of this not indeed of the body? ¹⁶And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye I am not of the body, is it on account of this not indeed of the body? ¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where the hearing? if all hearing, where the smelling? ¹⁸But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased him. ¹⁹But if all were one member, where the body? ²⁰But now the members are many, and the body one. ²¹The eye cannot say to the hand, I have not need of thee; or again, the head to the feet, I have not need of you. ²²But much rather, the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; ²³and those parts of the body which we esteem to be the more void of honour, these we clothe with more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness; ²⁴but our comely parts have not need. But God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to the part that lacked; ²⁵that there might be no division in the body, but that the members might have the same concern one for another. ²⁶And if one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; and if one member be glorified, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷Now ye are Christ’s body, and members in particular. ²⁸And God has set certain in the assembly: first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then miraculous powers; then gifts of healings; helps; governments; kinds of tongues. ²⁹Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all in possession of miraculous powers? ³⁰have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?