¹⁸ But in fact God has placed^(A) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.^{(B) 19} If they were all one part, where would the body be? ²⁰ As it is, there are many parts, but one body.^(C)

²¹ The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” ²² On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,