"If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?" — 1 Corinthians 12:15

1 Corinthians 12:15 · KJV

“If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?”

— 1 Corinthians 12:15

For the body is not one member, but many.

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?

1 Corinthians 12 — Context

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether {we be} Jews or Gentiles, whether {we be} bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. {Gentiles: Gr. Greeks}

For the body is not one member, but many.

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

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?

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

Cross References

Judges 9:8-15

The trees went forth {on a time} to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

2 Kings 14:9

And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that {was} in Lebanon sent to the cedar that {was} in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that {was} in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.