1 Corinthians 12:17

Easy To Read Version

If the whole body were an eye, then the body would not be able to hear. If the whole body were an ear, then the body would not be able to smell anything.

Cross References

Psalm 94:9

God made our ears,\par so surely he \{has ears too,\par and\} can hear what is happening!\par God made our eyes,\par so surely he \{has eyes too,\par and\} can see what is happening!\par

Proverbs 20:12

The Lord gave us eyes to see with and ears to hear with—\{use them\}!

1 Corinthians 12:16

The ear might say, “I am not an eye. So I don’t belong to the body.” But saying this would not make the ear stop being a part of the body.

1 Corinthians 12:21

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the foot, “I don’t need you!”

1 Corinthians 12:29

Not all people are apostles. Not all people are prophets. Not all people are teachers. Not all people do miracles.