1 Corinthians 12:16

And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye I am not of the body, it is not by this not of the body.

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In The King James Version

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?

In Context

15If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand I am not of the body, it is not by this not of the body.

17If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

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Cross References

Romans 12:10with brotherly love toward each other, affectionate, leading each other in recognition,

Philippians 2:3in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 12:13-27

Union Recommended. ( a. d. 57.) 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because… Read the whole commentary →

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