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1 Corinthians 12:21
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 12:21 · Berean Standard Bible
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1 Corinthians 12:21 in other translations
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
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.”
The eye cannot tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."
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In context
18 But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.
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.”
22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
23 and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
24 whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
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