设若脚说,我不是手,所以不属乎身子。他不能因此就不属乎身子。
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
设若耳说,我不是眼,所以不属乎身子。他也不能因此就不属乎身子。
And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
若全身是眼,从那里听声呢。若全身是耳,从那里闻味呢。
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
若都是一个肢体,身子在那里呢。
And if they were all one member, where were the body?
不但如此,身上肢体人以为软弱的,更是不可少的。
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
我们俊美的肢体,自然用不着装饰。但神配搭这身子,把加倍的体面给那有缺欠的肢体。
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
免得身上分门别类。总要肢体彼此相顾。
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
若一个肢体受苦,所有的肢体就一同受苦。若一个肢体得荣耀,所有的肢体就一同快乐。
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
你们就是基督的身子,并且各作肢体。
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
吧了,我自己并没有累着你们,你们却有人说,我是诡诈,用心计牢笼你们。
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.