1 Corinthians 12:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 9:9 : 9 Formerly in Israel, thus said the man in his going to seek God, `Come and we go unto the seer,' for the `prophet' of to-day is called formerly `the seer.'
  • Ps 94:9 : 9 He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see?
  • Ps 139:13-16 : 13 For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly. 14 I confess Thee, because that `with' wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful `are' Thy works, And my soul is knowing `it' well. 15 My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth. 16 Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed -- And not one among them.
  • Prov 20:12 : 12 A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
  • 1 Cor 12:21 : 21 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.'
  • 1 Cor 12:29 : 29 `are' all apostles? `are' all prophets? `are' all teachers? `are' all powers?

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    11and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.

    12For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also `is' the Christ,

    13for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

    14for also the body is not one member, but many;

    15if the foot may say, `Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body;

    16and if the ear may say, `Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body?

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    18and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed,

    19and if all were one member, where the body?

    20and now, indeed, `are' many members, and one body;

    21and 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.'

    22But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,

    23and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

    24and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,

    25that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,

    26and whether one member doth suffer, suffer with `it' do all the members, or one member is glorified, rejoice with `it' do all the members;

    27and ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

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    4for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,

    5so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

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    6Ears they have, and they hear not, A nose they have, and they smell not,

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    12A hearing ear, and a seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

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    22`The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

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    7yet the things without life giving sound -- whether pipe or harp -- if a difference in the sounds they may not give, how shall be known that which is piped or that which is harped?

    8for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle?

    9so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give -- how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

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    9He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

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