1 Corinthians 12:17

The Body of Christ

16And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

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Berean Standard Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
American Standard Version (1901)
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Bible in Basic English
If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? if all was hearing, where would be the smelling?
Douay-Rheims 1899
If the whole body were the eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
Free Bible Version
If the whole body was an eye, how could you hear anything? If the whole body was an ear, how could you smell anything?
Geneva Bible 1599
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smellling?
King James (Authorized) Version
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Plain English Version
Suppose the whole body was an eye, it wouldn’t hear anything. Or suppose the whole body was an ear, it wouldn’t smell anything.
Translation for Translators
If our body were only an eye, ◄we would not be able to hear./how could we hear?► [RHQ] If our body were only an ear, ◄we would not be able to smell anything!/how could we smell anything?► [RHQ]
Unlocked Literal Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
Noah Webster Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
World English Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?
Young's Literal Translation
If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?