The Bible Software
bible.software › 1 Corinthians › 1 Corinthians 12 › 1 Corinthians 12:22

1 Corinthians 12:22

But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21and an eye is not able to say to the hand, 'I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'

23and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

Read all of 1 Corinthians 12

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 4:9The two [are] better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

Ecclesiastes 9:14A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;

Titus 2:9Servants — to their own masters [are] to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)聖書 (日本語)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBiblia TakatifuBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)

Study 1 Corinthians 12:22

Matthew HenryJamieson-Fausset-BrownAdam ClarkeAlbert BarnesJohn WesleyJohn CalvinScofieldWilliam BurkittFamily Bible NotesJohn LightfootGeneva Bible Notes (1599)Robertson's Word Pictures
← 1 Corinthians 12:211 Corinthians 121 Corinthians 12:23 →