"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." — 1 Corinthians 12:21

1 Corinthians 12:21 · KJV

“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.”

— 1 Corinthians 12:21

Verse 20

But now {are they} many members, yet but one body.

Verse 22

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

1 Corinthians 12 — Context

And if they were all one member, where {were} the body?

But now {are they} many members, yet but one body.

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.

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

And those {members} of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely {parts} have more abundant comeliness. {bestow: or, put on}

Cross References

Nehemiah 4:16-21

And it came to pass from that time forth, {that} the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers {were} behind all the house of Judah.

Ezra 10:1-5

Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. {wept...: Heb. wept a great weeping}

Job 29:11

When the ear heard {me}, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw {me}, it gave witness to me:

1 Samuel 25:32

And David said to Abigail, Blessed {be} the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

Numbers 10:31-32

And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.