1 Corinthians 12:15 KJV — MannaFest

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

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ASV

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.

WEB

If 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.

YLT

if the foot may say, `Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;' it is not, because of this, not of the body;

DBT

If the foot say, Because I am not a hand I am not of the body, is it on account of this not indeed of the body?

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1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.

Author: Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55, from Ephesus

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2 verses on the floor

Judges 9:8–15
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

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He tells us that the church is the body of Christ, and the members are variously gifted for the benefit of the whole body, and each particular member,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

So among men each is apt to compare himself with those whose gifts some way resemble his own, rather than with those who are at a distance, either above or beneath him. Is it therefore not of the body - Is the inference good? Perhaps the foot may represent private Christians; the hand, officers in the church; the eye, teachers; the ear, hearers.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

Shall it hereupon disown relation to the body? Because it is not fixed in the same station, or favoured with the same gifts as others, shall it say, "I do not belong to Christ?" No, the meanest member of his body is as much a member as the noblest, and as truly regarded by him. All his members are dear to him.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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