"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 12:16

1 Corinthians 12:16 · KJV

“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 12:16

Verse 15

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

Verse 17

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

1 Corinthians 12 — Context

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?

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

Cross References

Romans 12:3

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think {of himself} more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. {soberly: Gr. to sobriety}

Romans 12:10

{Be} kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; {with...: or, in the love of the brethren}

Philippians 2:3

{Let} nothing {be done} through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

1 Corinthians 12:22

Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: