A.T. Robertson Commentary


A.T. Robertson Commentary
"and those [parts] of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;" — 1 Corinthians 12:23 (ASV)
We bestow (περιτιθεμεν). Literally, We place around as if a garland or a garment (Matthew 27:28).
More abundant comeliness (ευσχημοσυνην περισσοτεραν). One need only mention the mother's womb and the mother's breast to see the force of Paul's argument here. The word, common in old Greek, from ευσχημων (ευ, well, σχημα, figure), here only in N.T. One may think of the coal-miner who digs under the earth for the coal to keep us warm in winter. So ασχημων (deformed, uncomely), old word, here only in N.T., but see 7:36 for ασχημονεω.