1 Corinthians 12:24
◄  1 Corinthians 12:24  ►
New International Version (©2011)
while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it,

New Living Translation (©2007)
while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.

English Standard Version (©2001)
which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
whereas our more presentable members have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that member which lacked,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But our presentable parts have no need of clothing. Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable,

International Standard Version (©2012)
However, our attractive parts don't need this. But God has put the body together and has given special honor to the parts that lack it,

NET Bible (©2006)
but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
But those members which we honor do not need honor, for God unites the body and he has given greater honor to the small members,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
However, our presentable parts don't need this kind of treatment. God has put the body together and given special honor to the part that doesn't have it.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
For our more respectable parts have no need: but God has arranged the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked:

American King James Version
For our comely parts have no need: but God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked.

American Standard Version
whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour,

Darby Bible Translation
but our comely parts have not need. But God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to the part that lacked;

English Revised Version
whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honour to that part which lacked;

Webster's Bible Translation
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked:

Weymouth New Testament
But it was God who built up the body, and bestowed more abundant honor on the part that felt the need,

World English Bible
whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,

Young's Literal Translation
and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

12:12-26 Christ and his church form one body, as Head and members. Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of Divine institution; it is a sign of the new birth, and is called therefore the washing of regeneration, Tit 3:5. But it is by the Spirit, only by the renewing of the Holy Ghost, that we are made members of Christ's body. And by communion with Christ at the Lord's supper, we are strengthened, not by drinking the wine, but by drinking into one Spirit. Each member has its form, place, and use. The meanest makes a part of the body. There must be a distinction of members in the body. So Christ's members have different powers and different places. We should do the duties of our own place, and not murmur, or quarrel with others. All the members of the body are useful and necessary to each other. Nor is there a member of the body of Christ, but may and ought to be useful to fellow-members. As in the natural body of man, the members should be closely united by the strongest bonds of love; the good of the whole should be the object of all. All Christians are dependent one upon another; each is to expect and receive help from the rest. Let us then have more of the spirit of union in our religion.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For our comely parts have no need,.... As the face, eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, &c. which stand in no need of an external covering, of any outward ornament: so such as are blessed with the bounties of nature and providence, with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and are eminent for grace and holiness, and are enabled to walk worthy of their calling, and to have their conversations as become the Gospel of Christ, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience, these have no need of such a covering, as the former have, to hide and conceal them from the world:

but God hath tempered the body together; he hath composed it in such a forth, constituted it in such an order, mixed and united all its parts in such a manner, as that they are all beneficial to each other; and such is the harmonious contexture of the whole, that it is a most beautiful structure:

having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked; or, as the Syriac version renders it, "which is the least"; and such is the temperament and constitution of the church, having mixed rich and poor persons, of greater and lesser gifts, together, for mutual good.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

24. tempered … together—on the principle of mutual compensation.

to that part which lacked—to the deficient part [Alford], (1Co 12:23).

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Many Members, One Body
…23And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24For our comely parts have no need: but God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked. 25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. …

Matthew 5:29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
1 Corinthians 12:23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,
1 Corinthians 12:25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.

Abundant Beautiful Bestowed Body Built Care Combined Composed Felt Greater Honor Honour Inferior Joined Lacked Member Members Need Part Parts Presentable Require Seemly Special Temper Tempered Together Treatment Way Whereas

1 Corinthians Chapter 12 Verse 24

Alphabetical: abundant and body But combined composed given giving God greater has have honor it lacked member members more need no of our parts presentable so special that the to treatment whereas which while

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