1 Corinthians 12:15

Is it therefore not of the body?— It is not for that reason no part of the body. Bengelius and Wetstein.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹⁵ If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

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