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 Se o pé disser: Por eu não ser mão, não sou do corpo;Por isso, ele não é do corpo?

16 E se a orelha disser: Por eu não ser olho, não sou do corpo;Por isso, ela não é do corpo?

17 Se todo o corpo fosse olho, onde [estaria] o ouvido? Se [fosse] todo ouvido, onde [estaria] o olfato?

18 Mas agora Deus pôs os membros no corpo, a cada qual deles como ele quis.

19 Porque se todos fossem um [só] membro, onde [estaria] o corpo?

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What Does 1 Corinthians 12:17 Mean?

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