1 Corinthians 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?”

1 Corinthians 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?”

1 Corinthians 12:17 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? ”

1 Corinthians 12:17 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If the whole body <FI>were<Fi> an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?”

1 Corinthians 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if all hearing, where the smelling? ”

1 Corinthians 12:17 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smellling?”

1 Corinthians 12:17 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 12:17 in Context — 1 Corinthians 12

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?

16 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?

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

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

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

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What Does 1 Corinthians 12:17 Mean?

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