1 Corinthians 12:17 “If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If…”

1 Corinthians 12:17

If 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?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smellling?

Darby Translation

If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if all hearing, where the smelling?

Young's Literal Translation

If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?

Bible in Basic English

If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling?

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Cross references

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

Psalm 139:13–16 1 Corinthians 12:21 Psalm 94:9 Proverbs 20:12 1 Corinthians 12:29 1 Samuel 9:9

Psalm 139:13–16 · BSB

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

1 Corinthians 12:21 · BSB

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

Psalm 94:9 · BSB

He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?

Proverbs 20:12 · BSB

Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.

1 Corinthians 12:29 · BSB

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?

1 Samuel 9:9 · BSB

(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16And 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.

18But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

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