1 Corinthians 12:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!"

New Living Translation
The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”

English Standard Version
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.”

Berean Study Bible
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need 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.”

NASB 1995
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."

NASB 1977
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.”

Amplified Bible
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.”

Christian Standard Bible
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! ”

Holman Christian Standard 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!"

Contemporary English Version
That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet.

Good News Translation
So then, the eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" Nor can the head say to the feet, "Well, I don't need you!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
An eye can't say to a 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."

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."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.”

King James 2000 Bible
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.

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."

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."

American King James Version
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.

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.

A Faithful Version
And the eye is not able to say to the hand, "I have no need of you." Or again, the head is not able to say to the feet, "I have no need of you."

Darby Bible 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.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the eye cannot say vnto the hand, I haue no neede of thee: nor the head againe to the feete, I haue no neede of you.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the eye can not say vnto ye hande, I haue no neede of thee: Nor, the head agayne to the feete, I haue no neede of you.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The eye can not saye vnto the hande: I haue no nede of the: or agayne the heade vnto the fete, I haue no nede of you:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the eye can not saye vnto the honde I have no nede of the: nor ye heed also to the fete. I have no nede of you.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and an eye is not able to say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

Berean Literal Bible
Now the eye is not able to say to the hand, "I have no need of you." Or again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."

Young's 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.'

Smith's Literal 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.

Literal Emphasis Translation
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.”

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the eye cannot say to the hand: I need not thy help; nor again the head to the feet: I have no need of you.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need for your works.” And again, the head cannot say to the feet, “You are of no use to me.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you”; neither can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

Lamsa Bible
The eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you: nor can the head say to the feet, I have no need of you.

NT Translations
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.

Godbey New Testament
But the eye is not able to say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you:

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.

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."

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."

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.
















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