1 Corinthians 12:22

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,

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  • Eccl 9:14-15 : 14 A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks; 15 and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!
  • Prov 14:28 : 28 In the multitude of a people `is' the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
  • Eccl 4:9-9 : 9 The two `are' better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one raiseth up his companion, but wo to the one who falleth and there is not a second to raise him up! 11 Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat? 12 And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily broken.
  • Eccl 5:9 : 9 And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
  • 2 Cor 1:11 : 11 ye working together also for us by your supplication, that the gift through many persons to us, through many may be thankfully acknowledged for us.
  • Titus 2:9-9 : 9 Servants -- to their own masters `are' to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying, 10 not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

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    14for also the body is not one member, but many;

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    17If the whole body `were' an eye, where the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?

    18and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed,

    19and if all were one member, where the body?

    20and now, indeed, `are' many members, and one body;

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