1 Corinthians 12:17

New English Translation

If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell?

Cross References

Psalm 94:9

Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see?

Proverbs 20:12

The ear that hears and the eye that sees – the Lord has made them both.

1 Corinthians 12:16

And if the ear says, “Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.

1 Corinthians 12:18

But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.

1 Corinthians 12:21

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”

1 Corinthians 12:29

Not all are apostles, are they? Not all are prophets, are they? Not all are teachers, are they? Not all perform miracles, do they?

1 Samuel 9:9

(Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, “Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.)