Catholic Public Domain Version
"And if the ear were to say, “Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body,” would it then not be of the body? "
— 1 Corinthians 12:16, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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?”
“And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. ”
“If the ear would say, "Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body," it's not therefore not part of the body.”
“And if the ear says,“Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.”
“And if the ear should say: Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body: Is it therefore not of the body?”
“And if the ear says, Because I am not the eye, I am not a part of the body; it is a part of the body all the same.”
“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?”
And indeed, in one Spirit, we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether servant or free. And we all drank in the one Spirit.
For the body, too, is not one part, but many.
If the foot were to say, “Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body,” would it then not be of the body?
And if the ear were to say, “Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body,” would it then not be of the body?
If the whole body were the eye, how would it hear? If the whole were hearing, how would it smell?
But instead, God has placed the parts, each one of them, in the body, just as it has pleased him.
So if they were all one part, how would it be a body?