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PARALLEL BIBLE - 1 Corinthians 12:23


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King James Bible - 1 Corinthians 12:23

And those members 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.

World English Bible

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;

Douay-Rheims - 1 Corinthians 12:23

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.

Webster's Bible Translation

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.

Greek Textus Receptus


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SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:23

y los miembros del cuerpo que estimamos ser ms viles, a stos vestimos ms honrosamente; y los que en nosotros son indecentes, tienen ms honestidad.

John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 23. And those members of the body , etc.] As the back parts of it: which we think to be less honourable ; though greatly useful, upon these we bestow more abundant honour ; by clothing them, for a mans garments are his honour and glory; (see Gill on Matthew 6:29), so the poor members of Christs church, who are thought to be, though they really are not, the less honourable, have the more abundant honour conferred on them by God and Christ: God has chosen the poor of this world; Christ has sent his Gospel to them; these the Spirit calls and sanctifies, and makes them all glorious within; these Christ has given his churches a particular charge to take care of now, and will own them as his brethren at the great day, before angels and men; as he now greatly honours them with his presence, a large experience of his grace, and the supply of his Spirit: and our uncomely parts ; which distinguish sexes, and are appointed for generation; have more abundant comeliness ; by an external covering and ornament, to preserve decency and modesty. I do not know who should be designed by these, unless backsliding believers, who have been suffered to fall into great sins; these are the uncomely parts of the church, who, when made sensible of their evils, are restored again, and received into the church; and a mantle of love is cast over all their failings; and all possible care taken that their faults may not be exposed to the world, that so the name of God, and ways of Christ, may not be blasphemed and evil spoken of.

Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 12-26 - Christ and his church form one body, as Head and members. Christian become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of Divin 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 membe 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 member have different powers and different places. We should do the duties of our own place, and not murmur, or quarrel with others. All the member of the body are useful and necessary to each other. Nor is there 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 whol should be the object of all. All Christians are dependent one upo another; each is to expect and receive help from the rest. Let us the have more of the spirit of union in our religion.

Greek Textus Receptus


και 2532 CONJ α 3739 R-APN δοκουμεν 1380 5719 V-PAI-1P ατιμοτερα 820 A-APN-C ειναι 1511 5750 V-PXN του 3588 T-GSN σωματος 4983 N-GSN τουτοις 5125 D-DPN τιμην 5092 N-ASF περισσοτεραν 4053 A-ASF-C περιτιθεμεν 4060 5719 V-PAI-1P και 2532 CONJ τα 3588 T-NPN ασχημονα 809 A-NPN ημων 2257 P-1GP ευσχημοσυνην 2157 N-ASF περισσοτεραν 4053 A-ASF-C εχει 2192 5719 V-PAI-3S

Vincent's NT Word Studies

23. We bestow (peritiqemen). Elsewhere in the New Testament the word is used, without exception, of encircling with something; either putting on clothing, as Matt. xxvii. 28; or surrounding with a fence, as Matt. xxi. 33; or of the sponge placed round the reed, as Mark xv. 36; John xix. 29. So evidently here. Rev., in margin, put on. The more abundant honor is shown by the care in clothing.

Uncomely - comeliness (aschmona - euschmosunhn). See on honorable, Mark xv. 43; shame, Apoc. xvi. 15. Compare ajschmonein behaveth uncomely, ch. vii. 36. The comeliness is outward, as is shown by the verb we put on, and by the compounds of ochma fashion. See on transfigured, Matt. xvii. 2.

Robertson's NT Word Studies

12:23 {We bestow} (peritiqemen). Literally, We place around as if a garland (#Mr 15:17) or a garment (#Mt 27:28). {More abundant comeliness} (euscemosunen perissoteran). One need only mention the mother's womb and the mother's breast to see the force of Paul's argument here. The word, common in old Greek, from euscemwn (eu, well, scema, figure), here only in N.T. One may think of the coal-miner who digs under the earth for the coal to keep us warm in winter. So ascemwn (deformed, uncomely), old word, here only in N.T., but see #7:36 for ascemonew.

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