Love each other in a way that you feel close to each other like brothers and sisters. You should want to give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourself.
1 Corinthians 12:16 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if the ear should say, because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? |
Love each other in a way that you feel close to each other like brothers and sisters. You should want to give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourself.
God has given me a special gift. That is why I have something to say to every person among you. Don’t think that you are better than you really are. You must see yourself like you really are. Decide what you are by the kind of faith God has given you.
The foot might say, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” But saying this would not stop the foot from being a part of the body.
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.
No! Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are really very important.
When you do things, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble and give more honor to other people than to yourselves.