Parallel Verses
Amplified
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
New American Standard Bible
And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
So the eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
International Standard Version
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you," or the head to the feet, "I don't need you."
A Conservative Version
And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
American Standard Version
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.
An Understandable Version
And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you," or again, the head [cannot say] to the feet, "I do not need you."
Anderson New Testament
The eye can not say to the hand: I have no need of you; or again, the head to the feet: I have no need of you.
Bible in Basic English
And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Common New Testament
And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of thee:" nor again, the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
Darby Translation
The eye cannot say to the hand, I have not need of thee; or again, the head to the feet, I have not need of you.
Goodspeed New Testament
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you," or the head to the feet, "I do not need you."
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of you: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, "I do not have need of you," or again, the head to the feet, "I do not have need of you."
Modern King James verseion
And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you; nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the eye cannot say unto the hand, "I have no need of thee," nor the head also to the feet, "I have no need of you."
Moffatt New Testament
The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you,' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'
Montgomery New Testament
And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you". nor again of head to the feet, "I have no need for you."
NET Bible
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you," nor in turn can the head say to the foot, "I do not need you."
New Heart English Bible
The eye cannot tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."
Noyes New Testament
And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee; nor, again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Sawyer New Testament
The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, or again, the head to the feet, I have no need of you;
The Emphasized Bible
Andthe eye cannot say unto the hand - I have no need of thee, - nor, again, the head, unto the feet - I have no need of you: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Nor can the eye say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The eye cannot say to the hand 'I do not need you,' nor, again, the head to the feet 'I do not need you.'
Webster
And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Weymouth New Testament
It is also impossible for the eye to say to the hand, "I do not need you;" or again for the head to say to the feet, "I do not need you."
Williams New Testament
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I do not need you," or the hand to the feet, "I do not need you."
World English Bible
The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."
Worrell New Testament
And the eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
Worsley New Testament
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
Feet » Necessary members of the body
hands » Necessary members of the body
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 36 Translations in 1 Corinthians 12:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Unity In The Midst Of Diversity
20 But now [as things really are] there are many parts [different limbs and organs], but a single body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 But quite the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are [absolutely] necessary;
Names
Cross References
Numbers 10:31-32
Then Moses said, “
1 Samuel 25:32
David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day.
Ezra 10:1-5
Now while Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and laying himself face down before the house of God, a very large group from Israel, of men, women, and children, gathered to him, for the people wept bitterly.
Nehemiah 4:16-21
From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while the other half held the spears, shields, bows, and breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.
Job 29:11
“For when an ear heard [my name mentioned], it called me happy and fortunate;
And when an eye saw [me], it testified for me [approvingly],