📖WEB · 1 Corinthians 12:21
What does 1 Corinthians 12:21 mean?
"The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”"
— 1 Corinthians 12:21 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.
If they were all one member, where would the body be?
But now they are many members, but one body.
The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;
whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
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