Many members, but one body (πολλα μελη, εν δε σωμα). The argument in a nutshell, in one epigram.

But now are they.—From the reductio ad absurdum of the previous verses the Apostle turns to the fact as it is, a…

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? B…

Paul now emphasizes the necessity of having diversity in a body for it to operate as one. Each part (such as the eye or the ear) must be willing to…

Many members — one body. He repeats this more often because the emphasis of the whole question lies here — that the unity of the …

But now are they many members
Of different make and shape, in different parts and places, and of different use and s…

Christ and His church form one body, as Head and members. Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of divine institut…

Having laid out the distinction among spiritual gifts, the Apostle now explains it using the analogy of a natural body. He first presents the analo…