1 Corinthians 12:15

13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

14 For the body does not consist of one part, but of many.

If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.

16 And 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.

17 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?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
KJV
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
WEB
If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.
ASV
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.
DARBY
If the foot say, Because I am not a hand I am not of the body, is it on account of this not indeed of the body?
BLB
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” not on account of this is it not of the body.
ÅB
Om foten sier: Fordi jeg ikke er hånd, hører jeg ikke med til legemet, så hører den like fullt med til legemet;
OTB
Om foten sier: "Fordi jeg ikke er en hånd, hører jeg ikke til kroppen," er den ikke av den grunn mindre en del av kroppen.
B1930
Om foten sier: Fordi jeg ikke er hånd, hører jeg ikke med til legemet, så hører den like fullt med til legemet;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 9:8–15

    One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

    Read in context
  • 2 Kings 14:9

    But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

    Read in context