1 Corinthians 12:16
And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
KJV
καὶ ἐὰν εἴπῃ τὸ οὖς, ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ὀφθαλμός, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος, οὐ παρὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τοῦ σώματος·
Greek NT
Et si dixerit auris : Quoniam non sum oculus, non sum de corpore : num ideo est de corpore ?
Vulgate
And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body.
ASV
And if the ear should say: Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body: Is it therefore not of the body?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὖς
ous
noun · 36×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
παρά
para
preposition · 191×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
1. And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. Being full of love for man, and caring for our salvation, and desiring to stop the mouths of the foolish, He omits nothing of His own part, though there be none to give heed. And the Prophet knowing this says, That You might be justified when You speak, and be clear when You are judged. Psalm 51:4 Wherefore…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 12:22 — Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
- 1Cor 13:1 — Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
- Phil 2:3 — Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
- Rom 12:3 — For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man t
- Rom 12:10 — Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;