1 Corinthians 12:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:”
1 Corinthians 12:24 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 12:2418 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 12:24
“But our comely parts have no need:” That is, lest any should say, “Why what kind of speech is this, to despise the honorable and pay court to the less honored?” “we do not this in contempt,” says he, “but because they 'have no need.'” And see how large a measure of praise he thus sets down in brief, and so hastens on: a thing most conveniently and usefully done. And neither is he content with this, but adds also the cause, saying, “But God tempered the body together, giving…
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