Book of Common Prayer

For The Body of Christ Is Like The Human Body

¹² For just as the [human] body is one [body]; and it has many body-parts; and all the body-parts of the [human] body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.^[a]

It Is One Body With One Spirit

¹³ For indeed with^[b] one Spirit, we all were baptized into one body^[c]— whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free. And we all were given one Spirit to drink.

It Has Many Body Parts Placed By God

¹⁴ For indeed the body is not one body-part, but many. ¹⁵ If the foot should say “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body”, it is not for this reason not a part of the body. ¹⁶ And if the ear should say “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body”, it is not for this reason not a part of the body. ¹⁷ If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were an ear, where would the smelling be? ¹⁸ But now^[d], God placed the body-parts— each one of them— in the body, just as He wanted. ¹⁹ And if all were one body-part, where would the body be?

All Body Parts Are Needed For The Healthy Functioning of The One Body

²⁰ But now, there are many body-parts— but one body! ²¹ And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not have need of you”. Or again the head to the feet, “I do not have need of you”. ²² On the contrary, much rather the body-parts of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary. ²³ And the things of the body which we are thinking to be more-without-honor, on these we are putting-on^[e] more honor. Indeed our private^[f] parts have more^[g] presentability^[h], ²⁴ but our presentable parts have no need^[i]. But God blended-together the body, having given more honor to the body-part lacking, ²⁵ in order that there should not be division in the body, but that the body-parts should be having the same concern for one another. ²⁶ And if one body-part is suffering, all the body-parts are suffering-with it. If one body-part is being glorified, all the body-parts are rejoicing-with it.

Jesus Gives Sight To The Blind

²⁷ And while Jesus was passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying-out and saying, “Have-mercy-on us, Son of David!” ²⁸ And He having gone into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to Him, “Yes, Master”. ²⁹ Then He touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done to you according-to^[a] your faith”. ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly-commanded^[b] them, saying, “See that no one knows it ”. ³¹ But the ones, having gone forth, widely-spread [the news about] Him in that whole land.

Jesus Heals The Mute

³² And while they were going forth, behold— they brought to Him a mute man being demon-possessed. ³³ And the demon having been cast-out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “It never was visible^[c] like this in Israel!” ³⁴ But the Pharisees were saying, “He is casting out the demons by^[d] the ruler of the demons”.