The Body of Christ
1 Corinthians 12:24
In 9 translations
- BSB
- whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
- 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:
- WEB
- while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,
- ASV
- whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked;
- LSV
- and our seemly things have no need; but God tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to the lacking part,
- YLT
- and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,
- DBY
- but our comely [parts] have not need. But God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to [the part] that lacked;Elohim
- DRC
- But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour,
- GNV
- For our comely partes neede it not: but God hath tempered the body together, and hath giuen the more honour to that part which lacked,
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὑστερουμένῳ (“is become lacking”); SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὑστεροῦντι (“is lacking”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of ἀλλὰ: NA28: Ἀλλ᾽.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: ἔχει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔχει; the Greek text behind the NIV add τιμῆς.
- SBLGNT: ὑστεροῦντι. Robinson–Pierpont read ὑστεροῦντι; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὑστερουμένῳ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- τὰ δὲ εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν οὐ χρείαν ἔχει. ἀλλὰ ὁ θεὸς συνεκέρασεν τὸ σῶμα, τῷ ὑστεροῦντι περισσοτέραν δοὺς τιμήν,
- RP2018
- τὰ δὲ εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν οὐ χρείαν ἔχει· ἀλλ’ ὁ θεὸς συνεκέρασεν τὸ σῶμα, τῷ ὑστεροῦντι περισσοτέραν δοὺς τιμήν,
- TR-Boyd
- τὰ δὲ εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν οὐ χρείαν ἔχει· ἀλλ᾿ ὁ Θεὸς συνεκέρασε τὸ σῶμα, τῷ ὑστεροῦντι περισσοτέραν δοὺς τιμήν,
- SCR1894
- τα δε ευσχημονα ημων ου χρειαν εχει αλλ ο θεος συνεκερασεν το σωμα τω υστερουντι περισσοτεραν δους τιμην
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Cross-references most cited first
- Genesis 3:11“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
- Genesis 2:25And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
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