1 Corinthians 12:22

No! Those parts of the body that seem naturally the weaker are indispensable;

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In The King James Version

Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

In Context

21The eye cannot say to the hand ‘I do not need you,’ nor, again, the head to the feet ‘I do not need you.’

23and those parts which we deem less honorable we surround with special honor; and our ungraceful parts receive a special grace which our graceful parts do not require.

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Cross References

Titus 2:9Tell slaves to respect their owner’s authority in all circumstances, and to try their best to please them.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 12:13-27

Union Recommended. ( a. d. 57.) 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because… Read the whole commentary →

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