Christ is like a single body, which has many parts; it is still one body, even though it is made up of different parts.

For the body itself is not made up of only one part, but of many parts.

And if the ear were to say, "Because I am not an eye, I don't belong to the body," that would not keep it from being a part of the body.

As it is, however, God put every different part in the body just as he wanted it to be.

As it is, there are many parts but one body.

In the same way, though we are many, we are one body in union with Christ, and we are all joined to each other as different parts of one body.

The church is Christ's body, the completion of him who himself completes all things everywhere.

He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.

For a husband has authority over his wife just as Christ has authority over the church; and Christ is himself the Savior of the church, his body.

for we are members of his body.)

And now I am happy about my sufferings for you, for by means of my physical sufferings I am helping to complete what still remains of Christ's sufferings on behalf of his body, the church.