1 Corinthians 12:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
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?

New Living Translation
If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear? Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?

English Standard Version
If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing? If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell?

Berean Study Bible
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?

New American Standard Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

NASB 1995
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

NASB 1977
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

Amplified Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole [body] were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

Christian Standard Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?

Contemporary English Version
If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing.

Good News Translation
If the whole body were just an eye, how could it hear? And if it were only an ear, how could it smell?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell?

International Standard Version
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?

NET Bible
If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

New King James Version
If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

King James 2000 Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

New Heart English Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

World English Bible
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

American King James Version
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

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

A Faithful Version
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

Darby Bible Translation
If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if all hearing, where the smelling?

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

Webster's Bible Translation
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If all the body were an eye, where were then the hearyng? If all were hearyng, where were the smellyng?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf all the body were an eye, where were then the hearinge? Yf all were hearinge, where then the smellinge?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
If all the body were an eye where were then the eare? If all were hearynge: where were the smellynge?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? If the whole hearing, where the smelling?

Berean Literal Bible
If all the body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If all were hearing, where would be the sense of smell?

Young's Literal Translation
If the whole body were an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?

Smith's Literal Translation
If the whole body an eye, where the hearing If the whole hearing, where the smelling?

Literal Emphasis Translation
If all the body were an eye, where the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where the smelling?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If the whole body were the eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

Catholic Public Domain Version
If the whole body were the eye, how would it hear? If the whole were hearing, how would it smell?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For if all the body were an eye, where would the hearing be? And if it all were hearing, how would there be smell?

Lamsa Bible
If the whole body were eyes, where would hearing be? And if the whole were hearing, where would smelling be?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

Godbey New Testament
If the eye were the whole body, where is the hearing? If the hearing where the whole body, where is the smelling?

Haweis New Testament
If the whole body were eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

Mace New Testament
if the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? if the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

Weymouth New Testament
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the nostrils be?

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

Worsley New Testament
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? and if the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
















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