ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 12 v24

GREATER HONOR TO THE INFERIOR PART. AMBROSIASTER: We do not have to add anything to those whose eagerness for expertise and respectability is obvious—the honor due to them is given already. But an exhortation is necessary regarding the despised and lowly, to ensure that due honor is given to them, so that they may be seen as useful. Otherwise, if these people are despised, they will become more negligent about themselves. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

GIVEN GREATER HONOR. CHRYSOSTOM: Nothing in us is dishonorable, seeing that it is God’s work. What is there in us which is less esteemed than our genitals? Nevertheless, they enjoy greater honor, and even the very poor, who may be completely naked otherwise, cannot allow those parts to be uncovered. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 31.2.

THE ANALOGY OF THE BAD HAIRCUT. AUGUSTINE: Aren’t the hairs of your head certainly of less value than your other members? What is cheaper, more despicable, more lowly in your body than the hairs of your head? Yet if the barber trims your hair unskillfully, you become angry at him because he does not cut your hair evenly. Yet you do not maintain that same concern for unity of the members in the church. THE USEFULNESS OF FASTING 6.

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