Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
God's Design for Unity
Commentators emphasize that God intentionally "tempered" (or mixed) the body together. This isn't a random arrangement but a divine design for harmony and to prevent division. In the same way, God has purposefully placed diverse members in the church, intending for them to work together in unity for the good of the whole.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 Corinthians
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
8
Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 12:24
18th Century
Theologian
For our comely parts. The face, etc.
Have no need. No need of clothing or ornament.
But God hath tempered the b…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 12:24
Tempered the body together (συνεκερασεν το σωμα). First aorist active indicative of συνκεραννυμ, to mix together, old word, but in…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 12:24
19th Century
Bishop
For our comely parts have no need.—These words (better, and our comely parts have no need) conclude the former v…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 12:22–24
19th Century
Preacher
Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: and those members of the body, which we think to be less…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 12:24
Here the emphasis is on the mutual dependence and concern of the various members of the body. As the organs of the human body—such as the eye, hand…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 12:24
16th Century
Theologian
But God hath tempered the body together. He again repeats what he stated once before (1 Corinthians 12:18), but now more expli…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 12:24
17th Century
Pastor
For our comely parts have no need
As the face, eyes, nose, lips, cheeks which stand in no need of an external coveri…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 12:12–26
17th Century
Minister
Christ and His church form one body, as Head and members. Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of divine institut…