1 Corinthians 12:21-23

New King James Version

²¹And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” ²²No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. ²³And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty,

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1 Corinthians 12:21-23

New American Standard Bible

²¹And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; or again, the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” ²²On the contrary, ^[a]it is much truer that the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary; ²³and those parts of the body which we ^[b]consider less honorable, ^[c]on these we bestow greater honor, and our less presentable parts become much more presentable,

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 12:22 Lit to a much greater degree the parts
1 Corinthians 12:23 Or think to be
1 Corinthians 12:23 Or these we clothe with

1 Corinthians 12:21-23

King James Version

²¹And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

²²Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

²³And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

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1 Corinthians 12:21-23

New International Version

²¹The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” ²²On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, ²³and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,

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1 Corinto 12:21-23

Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)

²¹Kaya hindi maaaring sabihin ng mata sa kamay, “Hindi kita kailangan,” at hindi rin masasabi ng ulo sa paa, “Hindi kita kailangan.” ²²Ang totoo, ang mga parte ng katawan na parang mahina ang siya pang kailangang-kailangan. ²³Ang mga parte ng katawan na sa tingin natin ay hindi gaanong mahalaga ay inaalagaan nating mabuti, at ang mga parteng hindi maganda ay ating pinapaganda.

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