1 Corinthians 12:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

New Living Translation
In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.

English Standard Version
On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

Berean Study Bible
On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

New American Standard Bible
On the contrary, it is much truer that the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;

NASB 1995
On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;

NASB 1977
On the contrary, it is much truer that the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;

Amplified Bible
But quite the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are [absolutely] necessary;

Christian Standard Bible
On the contrary, those parts of the body that are weaker are indispensable.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But even more, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary.

Contemporary English Version
In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest.

Good News Translation
On the contrary, we cannot do without the parts of the body that seem to be weaker;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The opposite is true. The parts of the body that we think are weaker are the ones we really need.

International Standard Version
On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are in fact indispensable,

NET Bible
On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

New King James Version
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

King James 2000 Bible
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

New Heart English Bible
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

World English Bible
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

American King James Version
No, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

American Standard Version
Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:

A Faithful Version
But much to the contrary, the members of the body that appear to be weaker are necessary;

Darby Bible Translation
But much rather, the members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary;

English Revised Version
Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:

Webster's Bible Translation
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seeme to be more feeble, are necessarie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Yea, rather a great deale, those members of the body which seeme to be more feeble, are necessary:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
but rather a greate deale the mebres of the body which seme to be most feble, are most necessary:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Ye rather a greate deale those mebres of the body which seme to be most feble are most necessary.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But much more the members of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary,

Berean Literal Bible
But much rather, those members of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary,

Young's Literal Translation
But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,

Smith's Literal Translation
But much rather the members of the body, seeming to be weak, are necessary:

Literal Emphasis Translation
But much to the contrary, the members of the body seeming to be weaker are necessary.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yea, much more those that seem to be the more feeble members of the body, are more necessary.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In fact, so much more necessary are those parts of the body which seem to be weaker.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But all the more, those members that are considered weak, on the contrary are needful.

Lamsa Bible
But rather those members of the body which are considered to be delicate are necessary.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But much more are those members of the body necessary, which seem to be more feeble.

Godbey New Testament
but much more are the members of the body which seem to be the weaker necessary:

Haweis New Testament
Yea, much more the members of the body, which appear to be more feeble, are necessary:

Mace New Testament
nay, those parts of the body, which seem to be of the least account, are much more necessary.

Weymouth New Testament
No, it is quite otherwise. Even those parts of the body which are apparently somewhat feeble are yet indispensable;

Worrell New Testament
But much more the members of the body which seem to be more feeble, are necessary;

Worsley New Testament
But those parts of the body, which seem to be weaker, are much more necessary:
















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