1 Corinthians 12:22 BSB

1 Corinthians 12:22

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Those members - which seem to be more feeble - These, and the less honorable and uncomely, mentioned in the next verses, seem to mean the principal viscera, such as the heart, lungs, stomach, and intestinal canal. These, when compared with the arms and limbs, are comparatively weak; and some of them, considered in themselves, uncomely and less honorable; yet these are more essential to life than any of the others.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀλλὰ	alla	But	G235 →
πολλῷ	pollō	much	G4183 →
μᾶλλον	mallon	rather	G3123 →
τὰ	ta	those	G3588 →
δοκοῦντα	dokounta	seeming	G1380 →
μέλη	melē	members	G3196 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
σώματος	sōmatos	body	G4983 →
ἀσθενέστερα	asthenestera	weaker	G772 →
ὑπάρχειν	huparchein	to be	G5225 →
ἀναγκαῖά	anagkaia	indispensable	G316 →
ἐστιν,	estin	are,	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 1:11
as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
leads to
- Philippians 1:19
  because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
- 2 Corinthians 4:15
  All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
- Acts 12:5
  So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
- Colossians 4:3
  as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
- Hebrews 13:18
  Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
Through
Proverbs 14:28
A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
leads to
- 1 Kings 4:20–21
  The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
Through
Ecclesiastes 5:9
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
leads to
- Psalms 115:16
  The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
- 1 Kings 4:7–23
  Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,