Berean Standard Bible
“whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,”
Paul uses the human body as a picture of the church. He argues that parts that seem weaker or less honorable are indispensable.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
World English Bible (WEB)
whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
King James Version (KJV)
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
American Standard Version (ASV)
whereas our comely [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque los que en nosotros son más honestos, no tienen necesidad: mas Dios ordenó el cuerpo, dando más abundante honor al que le faltaba;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero no hacemos lo mismo con los miembros que son más decorosos. Así que Dios armó el cuerpo de tal manera que los miembros que pudieran parecer menos importantes recibieran más honor.
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