body is built up and edified. The health of the body requires the working of its many parts: the stronger and the weaker, those with more honor or respect and those with less, with each member recognized and honored as appropriate. Thus, Paul says not only that the apparently weaker bodily members are equally necessary for the health of the whole group, but also that it is such marginalized members who are (to be) given greater honor and granted greater respect (12:23). Thus no gift—and no individual
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