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1 Corinthians 12:23

Fellowship and the churchIdentity and self-worth

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”

22 On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,

and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,

24 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,

25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.

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BSB
and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
KJV
And 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.
WEB
Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,
ASV
and those [parts] of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;
DARBY
and those [parts] of the body which we esteem to be the more void of honour, these we clothe with more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;
BLB
and those of the body we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor. And our unseemly [parts] have more abundant decorum,
ÅB
Og de lemmer på legemet som vi synes er mindre ære verd, dem klær vi med større ære, og de lemmer som vi blues ved, dem klær vi med større bluferdighet,
OTB
Og de delene av kroppen som vi anser som mindre ærefulle, på dem gir vi større ære, og våre mindre presentable deler behandles med større anstendighet,
B1930
Og de lemmer på legemet som vi synes er mindre ære verd, dem klær vi med større ære, og de lemmer som vi blues ved, dem klær vi med større bluferdighet,

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