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1 Corinthians 12:23

23 and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

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1 Corinthians 12:23 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty,

1 Corinthians 12:23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

23 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.

1 Corinthians 12:23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen,

1 Corinthians 12:23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 And 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,

1 Corinthians 12:23 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 And the parts of the body we think are less deserving are the parts to which we give the most honor. We give special respect to the parts we want to hide.

1 Corinthians 12:23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 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;

1 Corinthians 12:23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 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;

1 Corinthians 12:23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 The parts of the body that we think are less honorable are the ones we give special honor. So our unpresentable parts are made more presentable.

1 Corinthians 12:23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 And those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have a better presentation.

1 Corinthians 12:23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 and those members of the body that we think less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our less respectable members are treated with greater respect;

1 Corinthians 12:23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 and the parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, these we clothe with more abundant honor, and our unpresentable parts come to have more abundant presentability,

1 Corinthians 12:23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care.

1 Corinthians 12:23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

23 and those members of the body which we deem less honorable, on these we bestow more abundant honor, and our less presentable members become much more presentable,


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