1 Corinthians 12:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.””
A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Corinthians 12:21 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and an eye is not able to say to the hand, `I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, `I have no need of you.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 12:21 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 10:31“Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.
- 1 Samuel 25:32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
- Ezra 10:1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
- Nehemiah 4:16And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
- Job 29:11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
- 1 Corinthians 12:17If 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?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).