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1 Corinthians 12:17–18

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now xGod has set the members, each one of them, in the body yjust as He pleased.

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1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 If 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? 18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 If 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? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?

18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 If the whole body were an eye, it would not be able to hear. If the whole body were an ear, it would not be able to smell.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 If the whole body were an eye, where the hearing? if all hearing, where the smelling? 18 But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased him.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18 So God put each and every part of the body together as he wanted it.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 If 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? 18 But now God has placed each one of the parts in one body just as He wanted.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he wanted.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18 God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be.

1 Corinthians 12:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

18 But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.


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