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1 Corinthians 12:17 — King James Version← Study notes

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?


1 Corinthians 12:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 12:1714 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
ὅλονholon
alladjectiveG3650
τὸto
thearticleG3588
σῶμαsōma
body werenounG4983
ὀφθαλμόςophthalmos
an eyenounG3788
ποῦpou
whereadverbG4225
would be thearticleG3588
ἀκοήakoē
hearing?nounG189
εἰei
IfwordG1487
ὅλονholon
alladjectiveG3650
ἀκοήakoē
were hearingnounG189
ποῦpou
whereadverbG4225
would be thearticleG3588
ὄσφρησιςosphrēsis
sense of smell?nounG3750
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 12:17

“If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?” Thus, because, having fallen upon the difference of the members, and having mentioned feet, and hands, and eyes, and ears, he led them to the consideration of their own inferiority and superiority: see how again he consoles them, intimating that so it was expedient: and that their being many and diverse, this especially causes them to be a body. But if they all were…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 30 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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