12:12a The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts.

The human body is one unit, although it consists of many parts.
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A person’s body has many different limbs and organs, but it is still one whole.

12:12b And although its parts are many, they all form one body.

Even though it has many different parts, together they make one body.
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Its many different items/pieces all fit together into one.

12:12c So it is with Christ.

This is a picture of ⌊the body of⌋ Christ.
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So it is with the ⌊church⌋ which is like ⌊the body of⌋ Christ.

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