1 Corinthians 12:16

And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, is it for this reason 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 say, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, is it for this reason 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 12:10In brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in honor, give each other the preference.

Philippians 2:3doing nothing in the spirit of faction, or in the spirit of vain-glory, but in humility esteeming others as better 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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