1 Corinthians 12:24

Bible in Basic English 1965

But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it;

Cross References

Genesis 2:25

And the man and his wife were without clothing, and they had no sense of shame.

Genesis 3:11

And he said, Who gave you the knowledge that you were without clothing? Have you taken of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take?

Matthew 5:29

And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

1 Corinthians 12:23

And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect;

1 Corinthians 12:25

So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.