1 Corinthians 12:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 9:9 : 9 (Beforetime in Israel when a man went to seeke an answere of God, thus he spake, Come, and let vs goe to the Seer: for he that is called nowe a Prophet, was in the olde time called a Seer)
  • Ps 94:9 : 9 Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
  • Ps 139:13-16 : 13 For thou hast possessed my reines: thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe. 14 I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderously made: marueilous are thy workes, and my soule knoweth it well. 15 My bones are not hid from thee, though I was made in a secret place, and facioned beneath in the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see me, when I was without forme: for in thy booke were all things written, which in continuance were facioned, when there was none of them before.
  • Prov 20:12 : 12 The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.
  • 1 Cor 12:21 : 21 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.
  • 1 Cor 12:29 : 29 Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers?

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  • 1 Cor 12:11-16
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    11And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as he will.

    12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, which is one, though they be many, yet are but one body: euen so is Christ.

    13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we bee Iewes, or Grecians, whether we be bonde, or free, and haue bene all made to drinke into one Spirit.

    14For the body also is not one member, but many.

    15If the foote would say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

    16And if the eare would say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

  • 1 Cor 12:18-27
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    18But nowe hath God disposed the members euery one of them in the bodie at his owne pleasure.

    19For if they were all one member, where were the body?

    20But now are there many members, yet but one body.

    21And 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.

    22Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seeme to be more feeble, are necessarie.

    23And vpon those members of the body, which wee thinke most vnhonest, put wee more honestie on: and our vncomely parts haue more comelinesse on.

    24For our comely partes neede it not: but God hath tempered the body together, and hath giuen the more honour to that part which lacked,

    25Lest there should be any diuision in the body: but that the members shoulde haue the same care one for another.

    26Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honour, all the members reioyce with it.

    27Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your part.

  • Rom 12:4-5
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    75%

    4For as wee haue many members in one body, and all members haue not one office,

    5So we being many are one body in Christ, and euery one, one anothers members.

  • Ps 115:6
    71%

    6They haue eares and heare not: they haue noses and smell not.

  • Prov 20:12
    70%

    12The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.

  • Ps 94:9
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    9Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

  • Matt 6:22-23
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    22The light of the body is the eye: if then thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.

    23But if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse?

  • Mark 7:16
    69%

    16If any haue eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Luke 11:34
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    34The light of the bodie is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, then is thy whole bodie light: but if thine eye be euill, then thy bodie is darke.

  • 1 Cor 14:7-10
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    68%

    7Moreouer things without life which giue a sounde, whether it be a pipe or an harpe, except they make a distinction in the soundes, how shall it be knowen what is piped or harped?

    8And also if the trumpet giue an vncertaine sound, who shall prepare himselfe to battell?

    9So likewise you, by the tongue, except yee vtter wordes that haue signification, howe shall it be vnderstand what is spoken? for ye shal speake in the ayre.

    10There are so many kindes of voyces (as it commeth to passe) in the world, and none of them is dumme.

  • Mark 8:18
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    18Haue yee eyes, and see not? and haue yee eares, and heare not? and doe ye not remember?

  • Matt 13:16
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    16But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare.

  • Mark 9:47
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    47And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out: it is better for thee to goe into the kingdome of God with one eye, then hauing two eyes, to be cast into hell fire,

  • Col 2:19
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    19And holdeth not the head, whereof all the body furnished and knit together by ioyntes and bands, increaseth with the increasing of God.

  • Isa 32:3
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    3The eyes of the seeing shal not be shut, and the eares of them that heare, shall hearken.

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23If therefore when the whole Church is come together in one, and all speake strange tongues, there come in they that are vnlearned, or they which beleeue not, will they not say, that ye are out of your wittes?

  • Matt 5:29
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    29Wherefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, plucke it out, & cast it from thee: for better it is for thee, that one of thy members perish, then that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

  • Rev 13:9
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    9If any man haue an eare, let him heare.

  • Ps 135:17
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    17They haue eares and heare not, neither is there any breath in their mouth.

  • 1 Cor 12:30
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    30Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete?

  • Job 12:11
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    11Doeth not the eares discerne the words? and the mouth taste meate for it selfe?

  • Eph 4:16
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    16By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.

  • Matt 13:9
    66%

    9He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.

  • Luke 11:36
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    36If therefore thy whole body shall be light, hauing no part darke, then shall all be light, euen as when a candle doth light thee with the brightnesse.

  • Jas 1:23
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    23For if any heare the woorde, and doe it not, he is like vnto a man, that beholdeth his naturall face in a glasse.

  • Isa 42:18
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    18Heare, ye deafe: and ye blinde, regarde, that ye may see.

  • 1 Cor 10:17
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    17For we that are many, are one bread and one body, because we all are partakers of one bread.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.

  • Matt 18:9
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    9And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, then hauing two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

  • Acts 28:26
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    26Saying, Goe vnto this people, and say, By hearing ye shal heare, & shal not vnderstand, and seeing ye shall see, and not perceiue.