1 Corinthians 12:23
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And such as we think to be the less honourable members of the body, about these we put more abundant honour: and those that are our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

bestow.

Genesis 3:7,21 And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons. . . .

Context
The Body of Christ
22Yea, much, more those that seem to be the more feeble members of the body are more necessary 23And such as we think to be the less honourable members of the body, about these we put more abundant honour: and those that are our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 12:22
Yea, much, more those that seem to be the more feeble members of the body are more necessary

1 Corinthians 12:24
But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour.

1 Timothy 2:9
In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire:

1 Timothy 2:15
Yet she shall be saved through child bearing; if she continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

Lexicon
and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ha)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[parts]
σώματος (sōmatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

we consider
δοκοῦμεν (dokoumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

less honorable,
ἀτιμότερα (atimotera)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative
Strong's Greek 820: Without honor, despised. (negatively) unhonoured or (positively) dishonoured.

we treat
περιτίθεμεν (peritithemen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4060: To place or put around, clothe; fig: I bestow, confer. From peri and tithemi; to place around; by implication, to present.

with greater
περισσοτέραν (perissoteran)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 4053: From peri; superabundant or superior; by implication, excessive; adverbially violently; neuter preeminence.

honor.
τιμὴν (timēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5092: A price, honor. From tino; a value, i.e. Money paid, or valuables; by analogy, esteem, or the dignity itself.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

unpresentable [parts]
ἀσχήμονα (aschēmona)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 809: Unseemly, indecent. Properly, shapeless, i.e. inelegant.

are treated with
ἔχει (echei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

special
περισσοτέραν (perissoteran)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 4053: From peri; superabundant or superior; by implication, excessive; adverbially violently; neuter preeminence.

modesty,
εὐσχημοσύνην (euschēmosynēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2157: Decorum, becomingness, embellishment. From euschemon; decorousness.


Additional Translations
and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

and those of the body we think to be less honorable, these we bestow more abundant honor. And our unpresentable parts have more abundant decorum,

And 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.

and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;

and those [parts] of the body which we esteem to be the more void of honour, these we clothe with more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;

and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

and those which we deem less honorable we clothe with more abundant honor; and so our ungraceful parts come to have a more abundant grace, while our graceful parts have everything they need.

Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;

and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,
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