1 Corinthians 12:16

And, though the ear should say—Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

15Though the foot should say—Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, Is it, therefore, not, of the body?

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

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Cross References

Romans 12:10In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;

Philippians 2:3Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory,—but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to 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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