1 Corinthians 12:20

Plain English Version

Yes, a body has a lot of parts, but they make only one body.

Cross References

Romans 12:5

Well, that is a picture of us, God’s people. We all belong to Jesus Christ, and it is just like each of us is a part of his body. Each of us has our own job to do. We all belong to Jesus, so we all belong to each other.

1 Corinthians 12:12

You know, a body has a lot of parts. All those different parts make only one body. And it is like that with Jesus Christ too. We Christians are like his body.

1 Corinthians 12:14

And you know that a body doesn’t have just one part. It has a lot of different parts.

1 Corinthians 12:21

And a body needs every part. Its eye can’t reckon, “I don’t need that hand.” And its head can’t reckon, “I don’t need those feet.”