1 Corinthians 12:24 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so adjusted (mingled, harmonized, and subtly proportioned the parts of) the whole body, giving the greater honor and richer endowment to the inferior parts which lack [apparent importance],

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

The parts of our body that are presentable don’t need this. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the part with less honor

Catholic Public Domain Version

However, our presentable parts have no such need, since God has tempered the body together, distributing the more abundant honor to that which has the need,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Corinthians 12:24 Cross References

Genesis 2:25

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:11

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

Matthew 5:29

And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

1 Corinthians 12:23

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;

1 Corinthians 12:25

that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.