12 For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also the Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, whether we are Jews or Greeks, whether we are slaves or free, and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be? 18 But now God has set the members each one of them in the body, as it has pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be? 20 But now they are indeed many members, yet but one body.
21 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. 22 For those members of the body, which seem to be weaker, are much more necessary; 23 and those members of the body which we think to be more vile, these we dress with more abundant honour; and those in us who are more indecent have more honesty. 24 For those in us who are more honest need nothing, but God has ordered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that one which lacked, 25 that there should be no contradiction in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; or if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice together.
27 Now ye are the body of Christ and members in particular. 28 And God did set certain ones in the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones}: first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that faculties, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? do all have faculties? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But earnestly pursue the best gifts, and yet I show unto you a more excellent way.