1 Corinthians 12:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 12:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 12:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 12:22 — KJV
“Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:”
— 1 Corinthians 12:22 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 12:22 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 12:22
“And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:22: much, more
“And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:22: more, those
“And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:22: those, body
“To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. give the more...: Heb. multiply his inheritance give the less...: Heb. diminish his inheritance”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:22: more, those
“But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 12:22: much, more
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