1 Corinthians 12:23 - Easy To Read Version

²³ And the parts of the body that we think are not worth very much are the parts that we give the most care to. And we give special care to the parts of the body that we don’t want to show.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And those [parts] of the body which we consider rather ignoble are [the very parts] which we invest with additional honor, and our unseemly parts and those unsuitable for exposure are treated with seemliness (modesty and decorum),

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ and those parts 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;

Common English Bible

²³ The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we honor the most. The private parts of our body that aren’t presentable are the ones that are given the most dignity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And though we consider certain parts of the body to be less noble, we surround these with more abundant dignity, and so, those parts which are less presentable end up with more abundant respect.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

1 Corinthians 12:23 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 3:21

The Lord God used animal skins and made some clothes for the man and his wife. Then he put the clothes on them.

Genesis 3:7

Then {both the man and the woman changed. It was like} their eyes opened, {and they saw things differently}. They saw that they had no clothes on—they were naked. So they got some fig leaves and sewed them together and wore the fig leaves for clothes.

1 Corinthians 12:22

No! Those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are really very important.

1 Corinthians 12:24

The more beautiful parts of our body don’t need this special care. But God put the body together and gave more honor to the parts that need it.

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved in their work of having children. They will be saved if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, and control themselves in the right way.

1 Timothy 2:9

I also want women to wear clothes that are right for them. Women should dress with respect and right thinking. They should not use fancy braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes to make themselves beautiful.