1 Corinthians 12:22

The Body of Christ

21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”22On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,23and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

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Berean Standard Bible
On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
American Standard Version (1901)
Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:
Bible in Basic English
No, those parts which seem to be feeble are the more necessary;
Douay-Rheims 1899
Yea, much more those that seem to be the more feeble members of the body, are more necessary.
Free Bible Version
Quite the opposite: some of those parts of the body that seem the most insignificant are the most essential.
Geneva Bible 1599
Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seeme to be more feeble, are necessarie.
King James (Authorized) Version
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
Plain English Version
A body needs every part, even the parts that we think are weak. In the same way, the church needs every sort of Christian.
Translation for Translators
Instead, the parts of our body that seem to be weaker are the ones that are absolutely necessary.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But the members of the body that appear to be weaker are essential,
Noah Webster Bible
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
World English Bible
No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.
Young's Literal Translation
But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,