In chapter 12 of his first inspired letter to the Corinthians, Paul likens the congregation to a human body.
وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ كُلَّ ٱلْأَعْضَاءِ لَا غِنَى عَنْهَا مَعَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهَا جَمِيعًا ٱلْعَمَلُ عَيْنُهُ .‏