<p>12:17 <i>If the whole body were an eye, where is the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where is the smelling?-</i> We cannot all have the same function. Corinth had &quot;ten thousand teachers&quot; (1 Cor. 4:15). There was clearly a desire for prominence, and this contributed to the overall dysfunction of the body. The Corinthians were not spiritual (3:1). They needed to accept the gifts they were given, and realizing them would mean that they would not seek for other positions. They would be more than content to use what they had been given.</p>