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"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."
— 1 Corinthians 12:16, NET Bible
“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 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?”
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.
For in fact the body is not a single member, but many.
If the foot says,“Since I am not a hand, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that.
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.
If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell?
But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.
If they were all the same member, where would the body be?