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1 Corinthians 12:18
18But God has decided where each different part of our body should be.
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
16If the ear could speak, it might say, ‘I am not an eye, so I do not belong to this body.’ But what it says makes no difference. It still belongs to the body. 17If the whole body was an eye, the body would not hear anything. If the whole body was an ear, it would not recognize different smells. But God has decided where each different part of our body should be. 19If our body was all the same part, it would not be a proper body. 20But as it is, a body has many parts. It is still only one whole body.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- nowνυνίnuni · nowG3570
- hathτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- the membersμέλοςmelos · memberG3196
- everyἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- it hath pleased himθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 12:18
- 1 Corinthians 12:24But we do not need to do this with the beautiful parts of our body. God has put all these parts together in one body. Some parts seem to be not very special. But God has shown that those parts are very valuable.
- 1 Corinthians 12:11There is only one Holy Spirit. The same Spirit helps people to do all these different things. He decides which gifts he will give to each person.
- 1 Corinthians 3:5Is Apollos important? Is Paul important? No! We are God's servants. We told you God's good news and you believed it. Each of us is doing the job which the Lord has given to us.
- 1 Corinthians 15:38But God makes that seed become a plant. Each plant has its own special body that God has chosen for it.
- Psalms 110:3When you go to fight your enemies, your people will be happy to fight beside you. As the sun rises on the day of battle, your young men will be there, on the hills round Zion.
- Psalms 135:6He does whatever he decides to do. He rules the sky and the earth, and the deepest parts of the sea.
- Isaiah 46:10From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: “My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do.”
- Jonah 1:14So the sailors called aloud to the Lord. They prayed, ‘Lord, please do not punish us with death if we have to kill this man! Do not say that we are guilty because we have killed someone who has done nothing wrong. Lord, we know that you have sent this storm because you wanted to do it.’
- Luke 10:21At this moment, the Holy Spirit made Jesus very happy. He said, ‘Father, you rule over everything in heaven and on the earth! People that do not know many things now can understand your message. I thank you for this. But you have hidden these things from other people. Those people think that they understand everything. They think that they are wise. Yes, Father, this is how you wanted it to happen.’
- Luke 12:32You are only a small group of people, but do not be afraid. Your Father God has given his kingdom to you. He is happy to do that.
- Romans 12:3God has been kind to me so that I can serve him. Because of that, I say this to every one of you: Do not think that you are better than you really are. Instead, think about yourself carefully. Decide how much God has helped you to trust him. Then you will know how to serve him well.
- Ephesians 1:5Long ago, he already decided to accept us into his family as his children, because of Jesus Christ. He chose us to belong to him because it made him very happy.
- Revelation 4:11‘God, our Lord, you are very good! Everyone should give you honour and say how great and powerful you are! Everyone should worship you, because you created everything. You decided to make them and so you made them! That is why everything in the world is here.’
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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- 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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