1 Corinthians 12:15
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If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?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.
In other translations
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?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.
Greek words
ἐὰνeanIfG1437εἴπῃeipēshall sayG2036ὁhotheG3588πούς·pousfoot;G4228ὅτιhotiBecauseG3754οὐκouknotG3756εἰμὶeimiI amG1510χείρ,cheira hand,G5495οὐκouknotG3756εἰμὶeimiI amG1510ἐκekofG1537τοῦtoutheG3588σώματος,sōmatosbody,G4983οὐounotG3756παρὰparaon account ofG3844τοῦτοtoutothisG3778οὐκouknotG3756ἔστινestinis itG1510ἐκekofG1537τοῦtoutheG3588σώματος;sōmatosbody?G4983
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