With Super Bowl Sunday soon...
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With Super Bowl Sunday soon to come, perhaps this version of today's passage will take
on new meaning.
For the team is one and has many players, and all the players of the team, though many, are one team. Indeed, the team does not consist of one player, but of many. If the defensive end would say, "Because I am not the quarterback, I do not belong to the team," that would not make him any less a part of the team. And if the right tackle would say, "Because I am not a wide receiver, I do not belong to the team," that would not make him any less a part of the team. If the whole team were tackles, where would the running backs be? If the whole team were running backs, where would the kickers be? And if the whole team were kickers, where would the cornerbacks be? But as it is, the coach has arranged the players of the team, each one of them, as he chose. If all were quarterbacks, where would the team be? As it is, there are many players, yet one team. The quarterback cannot say to the tackle, "I don't need you." Nor can the defensive ends say to the running backs, "We don't need you." On the contrary ... if one player suffers, the team suffers together with him; if one player is honored, the team rejoices with him.
For the team is one and has many players, and all the players of the team, though many, are one team. Indeed, the team does not consist of one player, but of many. If the defensive end would say, "Because I am not the quarterback, I do not belong to the team," that would not make him any less a part of the team. And if the right tackle would say, "Because I am not a wide receiver, I do not belong to the team," that would not make him any less a part of the team. If the whole team were tackles, where would the running backs be? If the whole team were running backs, where would the kickers be? And if the whole team were kickers, where would the cornerbacks be? But as it is, the coach has arranged the players of the team, each one of them, as he chose. If all were quarterbacks, where would the team be? As it is, there are many players, yet one team. The quarterback cannot say to the tackle, "I don't need you." Nor can the defensive ends say to the running backs, "We don't need you." On the contrary ... if one player suffers, the team suffers together with him; if one player is honored, the team rejoices with him.
