21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the foot, “I don’t need you!”
22 No! Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are really very important.
23 And the parts of the body that we think are not worth much are the parts that we give the most care to. And we give special care to the parts of the body that we want to hide.
24 The more beautiful parts of our body need no special care. But God put the body together and gave more honor to the parts that need it.
25 God did this so that our body would not be divided. God wanted the different parts to care the same for each other.
26 If one part of the body suffers, then all the other parts suffer with it. Or if one part of our body is honored, then all the other parts share its honor.
27 All of you together are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of that body.