1 Corinthians 12:23

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We bestow more abundant honour - Margin, “Put on.” The words rendered “abundant honor” here, refer to clothing. We bestow upon them more attentio...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant (q) honour; and our uncomely [parts] have m...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul now elaborates an illustration from the body and its members. Here we have organic unity with diversity of function and interdependence of the w...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

less honourable . Greek. atimos. See 1 Corinthians 4:10 . bestow . Literally put around. Greek. peritiheim. See first occurance: Matthew 21:...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

23. Which are less honorable. Here we have a second argument — that the dishonor of one member turns out to the common disgrace of the wh...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Which we think to be less honourable.— It seems as if he had said, "The face, in which the image of God is particularly stamped, we leave uncovered...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(e) Spiritual Gifts In the early Church various powers, faculties, and graces were bestowed on individual Christians by the Holy Spirit. Some of...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Bestow more abundant honour ] i.e. by clothing them.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 18 CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS This Epistle is well fitted to disabuse our minds of the idea that the primitive Church was in all respects...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Each Contributing His Part 1 Corinthians 12:20-31 The hand and the foot obviously stand in need of each other; but the same interdependence mar...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Now the apostle turned from the corrective section of his letter to the constructive as he proceeded to deal with the spiritualities which negative t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. (13) For by on...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And those members of the body ,.... As the back parts of it: which we think to be less honourable ; though greatly useful, upon these we bestow...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the eye In its commanding station, and possessed as it is of light and discernment; cannot say to the hand Endowed with neither of these qual...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Lord's supper has been first considered, being the most important of all gatherings, because it is for the united expression of the affections of...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Union Recommended. A. D. 57. 12 For as the...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

All know what those parts of the body are, which are commonly judged less honourable and less comely; upon these we bestow more abundant honour and...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Spiritual Gifts For The Well-being of Christ and His Body (12:1-14:33). Paul now begins his reply to their question about spiritual gifts ('concer...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary, and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honour...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 12:1 .— Gifts is a translators’ supplement; right in fact, as 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 show; slightly too precise in...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 12:1-2 . Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 12:12-13 . For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 12:1 . Now concerning spiritual gifts, and gifts promised to old men, to young men, and to handmaids, according to Joel 2:28 , I wo...
The Biblical Illustrator

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Spiritual gifts The particular gifts to which St. Paul was referring w...
The Biblical Illustrator

But now are they many members, yet but one body. The members of the body of Christ I. Their unity. “One body.” II. Their diversity. The eye,...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 12:1-46 .— 1 Corinthians 14:1-46 .— ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS , AND THE DANGER WHICH AROSE FROM THE ABUSE...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The need of all the members:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor, and our uncomely parts have more abunda...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Concerning Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A contrast between the spiritual and the carnal in Abram and Lot ( Ge...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

We surround with more abundant honour — By so carefully covering them. More abundant comeliness — By the help of dress.

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

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 12:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Corinthians 12:23