I Corinthians 12:17
The Scripture
(17) If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Corinthians 12 describes the unity of the church as a single body with many members, each possessing a special gift. It teaches that no one is more important than another, and that the gifts are meant to serve the whole.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Corinthians 12:21I Corinthians 12:29I Samuel 9:9Psalms 94:9Psalms 139:13Psalms 139:14Psalms 139:15Psalms 139:16Proverbs 20:12
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