1 Corinthians 12:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts,

Cross References

Genesis 3:21

Then the LORD God made clothes out of animal skins for the man and his wife.

Genesis 3:7

Straight away they saw what they had done, and they realized they were naked. Then they sewed fig leaves together to make something to cover themselves.

1 Corinthians 12:22

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

1 Corinthians 12:24

but we don't have to be modest about other parts. God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable.

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved by having children, if they stay faithful, loving, holy, and modest.

1 Timothy 2:9

I would like women to wear modest and sensible clothes. They should not have fancy hair styles, or wear expensive clothes, or put on jewellery made of gold or pearls.