1 Corinthians 12:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you,' nor can the head say to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} the eye{G3788} cannot{G1410} {G3756} say{G2036} to the hand,{G5495} I have{G2192} no{G3756} need{G5532} of thee:{G4675} or{G2228} again{G3825} the head{G2776} to the feet,{G4228} I have{G2192} no{G3756} need{G5532} of you.{G5216}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} the eye{G3788} cannot{G3756}{G1410}{(G5736)} say{G2036}{(G5629)} unto the hand{G5495}, I have{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} need{G5532} of thee{G4675}: nor{G2228} again{G3825} the head{G2776} to the feet{G4228}, I have{G2192}{(G5719)} no{G3756} need{G5532} of you{G5216}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the eye can not saye vnto the honde I have no nede of the: nor ye heed also to the fete. I have no nede of you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The eye can not saye vnto the hande: I haue no nede of the: or agayne the heade vnto the fete, I haue no nede of you:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the eye cannot say vnto the hand, I haue no neede of thee: nor the head againe to the feete, I haue no neede of you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the eye can not say vnto ye hande, I haue no neede of thee: Nor, the head agayne to the feete, I haue no neede of you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and an eye is not able to say to the hand, `I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, `I have no need of you.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.”

Referenced Verses

  • Num 10:31-32 : 31 Moses said, "Please do not leave us, because you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will be our eyes. 32 If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives to us."
  • 1 Sam 25:32 : 32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.
  • Ezra 10:1-5 : 1 While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping, and falling facedown in front of the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, because the people were weeping bitterly. 2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But even now there is hope for Israel regarding this. 3 So now, let us make a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done in accordance with the Law. 4 Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We are with you, so take courage and act. 5 Then Ezra arose and made the leaders of the priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. So they took the oath.
  • Neh 4:16-17 : 16 At that time, I also said to the people, 'Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can be our guard by night and work by day.' 17 Neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each kept his weapon, even when going for water.
  • Job 29:11 : 11 For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 86%

    22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable.

    23 And the parts of the body that we think are less honorable, we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

    24 whereas our presentable parts have no need of it. But God has composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,

    25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

    26 If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

    27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

  • 85%

    12 Just as the body is one but has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so also is Christ.

    13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.

    14 Indeed, the body is not one member but many.

    15 If the foot should say, 'Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.

    16 And if the ear should say, 'Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,' it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body.

    17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

    18 But now God has arranged the members, each one of them, in the body just as He desired.

    19 If they were all one member, where would the body be?

    20 But as it is, there are many members, yet one body.

  • Rom 12:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members serve the same function,

    5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

  • 19 Such a person does not hold fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that comes from God.

  • 16 From him the whole body, being joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.

  • 11 Nevertheless, in the Lord, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

  • 9 Simon Peter said to Him, 'Lord, not only my feet but also my hands and my head!'

  • 30 because we are members of His body.

  • John 15:4-5
    2 verses
    67%

    4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me.

    5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

  • Heb 12:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12 Therefore, strengthen your drooping hands and your weak knees.

    13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.

  • 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

  • 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

  • 19 No man with a broken foot or a broken hand,

  • 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and those of my companions.

  • 12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • 15 Don't you know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

  • 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is full of darkness.

  • 6 Brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your sake, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over and against another.

  • 6 From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, only wounds, bruises, and raw sores. They have not been tended, or bandaged, or softened with oil.

  • Jas 2:15-16
    2 verses
    66%

    15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food,

    16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?

  • 12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the Lord has made both of them.

  • Matt 5:29-30
    2 verses
    66%

    29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

    30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

  • 24 but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

  • 12 then you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.

  • 40 Since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

  • 6 There are different kinds of workings, but the same God works all of them in all people.

  • 22 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

  • 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.

  • 1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

  • 21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • 19 Then you will say, 'Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.'

  • 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats.