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1 Corinthians 12:18
18But now 1God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased [him].
1 Corinthians 12:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
- New International Version (NIV)But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.
Context of 1 Corinthians 12:18
16And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye I am not of the body, is it on account of this not indeed of the body? 17If the whole body [were] an eye, where the hearing? if all hearing, where the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased [him]. 19But if all were one member, where the body? 20But now the members [are] many, and the body one.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 121 Corinthians 12:18 word by word
νυνὶ δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἔθετο τὰ μέλη, ἓν ἕκαστον αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ σώματι καθὼς ἠθέλησεν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:18
- 1 Corinthians 12:24but our comely [parts] have not need. But God has tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to [the part] that lacked;
- 1 Corinthians 12:11But all these things operates the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each in particular according as he pleases.
- 1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.
- 1 Corinthians 15:38and God gives to it a body as he has pleased, and to each of the seeds its own body.
- Psalms 110:3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in holy splendour: from the womb of the morning [shall come] to thee the dew of thy youth.
- Psalms 135:6Whatsoever Jehovah pleased, he hath done in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps;
- Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;
- Jonah 1:14And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
- Luke 10:21In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.
- Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.
- Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.
- Ephesians 1:5having marked us out beforehand for adoption through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
- Revelation 4:11Thou art worthy, O our Lord and [our] God, to receive glory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy will they were, and they have been created.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Hath God set the members - God has formed the body, with its various members, as he saw would best conduce to the harmony and usefulness of all.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-26Verses 12-26 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 institution; it is a sign of the new birth, and is called therefore the washing of regeneration, Tit 3:5. But it is by the Spirit, only by the renewing of the Holy Ghost, that we are made members of Christ's body. And by communion with Christ at the Lord's supper, we are strengthened, not by drinking the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-21These verses shift from the image of a physical body to the image of the church as a spiritual body. Every part of the body is important and essential for it to work well. Believers should not brag about their spiritual roles or think less of them compared to others. God, who created the body, has placed each part exactly where he wants it (12:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. now--as the case really is. every one--each severally.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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