1 Corinthians 12:16

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.

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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 do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

17If 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?

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Cross References

Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than 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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