I Corinthians 12:23
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and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
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less honourable--"We think" the feet and the belly "less honorable," though not really so in the nature of things. bestow . . . honour--putting shoes on (Margin) the feet, and clothes to cover the belly. uncomely parts--the secret parts: the poorest, though unclad in the rest of the body, cover these.
Open source ↗In this chapter the apostle, I. Considers the case of spiritual gifts, which were very plentifully poured out on the Corinthian church. He considers their original, that they are from God; their variety and use, that they were all intended for one and the same general end, the advancement of Christianity and the church's edification (Co1 12:1-11). II. He illustrates this by an allusion to a human body, in which all the members have a mutual relation and subserviency, and each has its proper place and use (Co1 12:12-26). III. He tells us that the church is the body of Christ, and the members are variously gifted for the benefit of the whole body, and each particular member (Co1 12:27-30). And them, IV. Closes with an exhortation to seek somewhat more beneficial than these gifts (Co1 12:31).
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