1 Corinthians 12:15

If the foot were to say, “Because I'm not a hand, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?

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In The King James Version

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

In Context

14The body is not made of one part, but many parts.

16If the ear were to say, “Because I'm not an eye, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?

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Cross References

2 Kings 14:9Jehoash, king of Israel, replied to Amaziah, king of Judah: “In Lebanon a thistle sent a message to a cedar, saying, ‘Give your daughter as a wife to my son.’ But a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thistle.

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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