Kehillah in Corinth I 12:19

19 And if all were all one evar (member), where would the body be?

Kehillah in Corinth I 12:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 12:19

And if they were all one member
As all eye, or all ear, or all hand, or all foot: where were the body?
where would be the body? it would not be a body consisting of such proper and suitable members, as now it is: so if the community of the saints were either all ministers, or all hearers there would be no body, consisting of different persons, to receive any benefit or usefulness from either; the church of Christ would not be that uniform, useful, and consistent community it is.

Kehillah in Corinth I 12:19 In-Context

17 If the whole body were an ayin (eye), where would be the hearing? If the whole body were hearing, where would be the smelling?

18 But now Hashem set the evarim (members), each one of them, in the body according to His ratzon (will), as He wanted.

19 And if all were all one evar (member), where would the body be?

20 As it is, though there are many evarim (members), there is but one body.

21 And the ayin (eye) is not able to say to the yad (hand), “I do not have need of you.” Or, again, the rosh (head), speaking to the raglayim (feet), is not to say, “I have no need of you.”