1 Corinthians 12:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ And if the ear should say, ‘Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body’, it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ If the ear should say, Because I am not the eye, I do not belong to the body, would it be therefore not [a part] of the body?

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ If the ear says, “I’m not part of the body because I’m not an eye,” does that mean it’s not part of the body?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And if the ear were to say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body," would it then not be of the body?

1 Corinthians 12:16 Cross References

Romans 12:10

Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters.  Take the lead in honouring one another.

Romans 12:3

For by the grace  given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think.  Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith  to each one.

1 Corinthians 12:15

If the foot should say, ‘Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body’, it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.

1 Corinthians 12:17

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

1 Corinthians 12:22

On the contrary, those parts of the body that are weaker are indispensable.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfish ambition  or conceit,  but in humility  consider others as more important  than yourselves.