New Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Corinthians 12:16
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And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
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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?
KJV text & permissions
If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.
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And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” not on account of this is it not of the body.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
1 Corinthians 12
14 For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.
15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18 But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.
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