1 Corinthians 12:23 meaning and explanation

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

1 Corinthians 12:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to a divided congregation in Corinth about how the Spirit's many gifts serve one body. Drawing on everyday experience of the human body, he notes that the parts we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty.

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