If the foot says, “Since I’m not a hand, I’m not part of the body,” is it therefore not part of the body?
But King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, “The briar in Lebanon sent word to the cedar in Lebanon saying: ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ But a wild beast in Lebanon passed by and trampled down the briar.
For the body is not one part, but many.
And if the ear says, “Since I’m not an eye, I’m not part of the body,” is it for this reason any less part of the body?