1 Corinthians 12:11-22
New American Standard Bible
12For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
14For the body is not one part, but many.
15If the foot says, 'Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,' it is not for this reason any less a part of the body.
16And if the ear says, 'Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,' it is not for this reason any less a part of the body.
17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
18But now God has arranged the parts, each one of them in the body, just as He desired.
19If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20But now there are many parts, but one body.
21And the eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you'; or again, the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'
22On the contrary, it is much truer that the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;
King James Version
12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14For the body is not one member, but many.
15If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20But now are they many members, yet but one body.
21And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 12
11One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.
12For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ.
13For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
14Indeed, the body is not one part but many.
15If the foot should say, "Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body," it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
16And if the ear should say, "Because I’m not an eye, I don’t belong to the body," it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.
17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18But as it is, God has arranged each one of the parts in the body just as he wanted.
19And if they were all the same part, where would the body be?
20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
21The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don’t need you!" Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, "I don’t need you!"
22On the contrary, those parts of the body that are weaker are indispensable.
New Living Translation
12The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
13Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.
14Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.
15If the foot says, 'I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,' that does not make it any less a part of the body.
16And if the ear says, 'I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,' would that make it any less a part of the body?
17If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?
English Standard Version
12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks, slaves or free — and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
14For the body does not consist of one member but of many.
15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body.
16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," that would not make it any less a part of the body.
17If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell?
18But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.
19If all were a single member, where would the body be?
20As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.
New International Version
12Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
13For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
14Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.
15Now if the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason stop being part of the body.
17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
18But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
19If they were all one part, where would the body be?
20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
New King James Version
12For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
13For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body— whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
14For in fact the body is not one member but many.
15If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
16And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?
17If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?
18But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.
19And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
