1 Corinthians 12:16

And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.

Revised Version 1895

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 shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not 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 love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honour preferring one another;

Philippians 2:3doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

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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