1 Corinthians 12:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?

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

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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?

English CSB 2017 - 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?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

If the whole body was an eye, the body would not hear anything. If the whole body was an ear, it would not recognize different smells.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If the whole body were an eye, it would not be able to hear. If the whole body were an ear, it would not be able to smell anything.

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?

English GNT (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?

English God's Word - GW 1995

If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell?

English NIV

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?

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Suppose the whole body were an eye--then how would you hear? Or if your whole body were just one big ear, how could you smell anything?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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?

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Think of it this way. If the whole body were just an eyeball, how could it hear sounds? And if the whole body were just an ear, how could it smell different fragrances?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Suppose the whole body were an eye—then how would you hear? Or if your whole body were just one big ear, how could you smell anything?

English Tyndale 1537

if all the body were an eye: where were then the ear? if all were hearing: where were the(where then the) smelling?