He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
1 Corinthians 12:17 - Tree of Life Version If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If the whole body were an eye, where [would be the sense of] hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where [would be the sense of] smell? American Standard Version (1901) If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? Common English Bible If the whole body were an eye, what would happen to the hearing? And if the whole body were an ear, what would happen to the sense of smell? Catholic Public Domain Version If the whole body were the eye, how would it hear? If the whole were hearing, how would it smell? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If the whole body were the eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? |
He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see?
And if the ear says, “Since I’m not an eye, I’m not part of the body,” is it for this reason any less part of the body?
But now God has placed the parts—each one of them—in the body just as He desired.
The eye cannot tell the hand, “I don’t need you!” or in turn the head to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
All are not emissaries, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All do not work miracles, do they?
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let’s go to the seer”—for today’s prophet was formerly called a seer.)