16. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) 1 Corinthians 12:16:1 ⧉καὶkeand 1 Corinthians 12:16:2 ⧉ἐὰνeanif 1 Corinthians 12:16:3 ⧉εἴπῃeepishould say 1 Corinthians 12:16:4 ⧉τὸtothe 1 Corinthians 12:16:5 ⧉οὖςoosear 1 Corinthians 12:16:6 ⧉Ὅτιoteethat 1 Corinthians 12:16:7 ⧉οὐκooknot 1 Corinthians 12:16:8 ⧉εἰμὶeemeeI am 1 Corinthians 12:16:9 ⧉ὀφθαλμόςofthalmosan eye 1 Corinthians 12:16:10 ⧉οὐκooknot 1 Corinthians 12:16:11 ⧉εἰμὶeemeeI am 1 Corinthians 12:16:12 ⧉ἐκekfrom 1 Corinthians 12:16:13 ⧉τοῦtoothe 1 Corinthians 12:16:14 ⧉σώματοςsomatosbody 1 Corinthians 12:16:15 ⧉οὐoonot 1 Corinthians 12:16:16 ⧉παρὰparabecause of 1 Corinthians 12:16:17 ⧉τοῦτοtootothis 1 Corinthians 12:16:18 ⧉οὐκooknot 1 Corinthians 12:16:19 ⧉ἔστινestinis 1 Corinthians 12:16:20 ⧉ἐκekfrom 1 Corinthians 12:16:21 ⧉τοῦtoothe 1 Corinthians 12:16:22 ⧉σώματοςsomatosbody |
16. Formal Translation And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” it is not for this reason any less a part of the body. |
16. Dynamic Translation If the ear were to say, “Since I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that does not mean it is not still part of the body. |