1 Corinthians 12:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ And if the ear would 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.

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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 12:3

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.

1 Corinthians 12:22

On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

Romans 12:10

love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.

1 Corinthians 12:15

If the foot would say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it 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 hearing, where would the sense of smell be?