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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?

KJV

ἐὰν εἴπῃ ὁ πούς, ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ χείρ, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος, οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος·

Greek NT

Si dixerit pes : Quoniam non sum manus, non sum de corpore : num ideo non est de corpore ?

Vulgate

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.

ASV

If the foot should say: Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body: Is it therefore not of the Body?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
πούς
pous
noun · 91×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Judg 9:8 — The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.