Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 1 Corinthians 12:23
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1 Corinthians12:23
23. less honourable--"We think" the feet and the belly "less honorable," though not really so in the nature of things.
bestow ... honour--putting shoes on (Margin) the feet, and clothes to cover the belly.
uncomely parts--the secret parts: the poorest, though unclad in the rest of the body, cover these.
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