1 Corinthians 12:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Or suppose an ear says, “I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body?

Cross References

Romans 12:10

Love each other as brothers and sisters and honour others more than you do yourself.

Romans 12:3

I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you.

1 Corinthians 12:15

Suppose a foot says, “I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body?

1 Corinthians 12:17

If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing.

1 Corinthians 12:22

In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest.

Philippians 2:3

Don't be jealous or proud, but be humble and consider others more important than yourselves.