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 Si le pied disait: Parce que je ne suis pas une main, je ne suis pas du corps, ne serait-il pas du corps pour cela?

16 Et si l’oreille disait: Parce que je ne suis pas un œil, je ne suis pas du corps, ne serait-elle pas du corps pour cela?

17 Si tout le corps était œil, où serait l’ouïe? S’il était tout ouïe, où serait l’odorat?

18 Maintenant Dieu a placé chacun des membres dans le corps comme il a voulu.

19 Si tous étaient un seul membre, où serait le corps?

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What Does 1 Corinthians 12:17 Mean?

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