“For our comely parts haue no need: but God hath tempered the bodie together, hauing giuen more abundant honour to that part which lacked:”
1611 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:
- King James Version
whereas our more presentable members have no need {of it.} But God has {so} composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that {member} which lacked,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
whereas our comely `parts' have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that `part' which lacked;
- American Standard Version (1901)
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;
- Basic English Bible
but our comely [parts] have not need. But God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to [the part] that lacked;
- Darby Bible
For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked:
- Webster's Bible
But it was God who built up the body, and bestowed more abundant honor on the part that felt the need,
- Weymouth Bible
whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
- World English Bible
For oure oneste membris han nede of noon; but God tempride the bodi, yyuynge more worschip to it, to whom it failide,
- Wycliffe Bible
and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 12:24
12:24 Giving more abundant honour to that which lacked - As being cared for and served by the noblest parts.