1 Corinthians 12:17
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If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?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?
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If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?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?
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