1 Corinthians 12:18

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 says, “Since I am not an eye, I am not part of the body,” it does not lose its membership in the body because of that. 17If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell? But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided. 19If they were all the same member, where would the body be? 20So now there are many members, but one body.

1 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 our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,
• 1 Corinthians 12:11It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
• 1 Corinthians 3:5What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.
• 1 Corinthians 15:38But God gives it a body just as he planned, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.
• Psalms 110:3Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.
• Psalms 135:6He does whatever he pleases in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths.
• Isaiah 46:10who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says, ‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
• Jonah 1:14So they cried out to the Lord, “Oh, please, Lord, don’t let us die on account of this man! Don’t hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. After all, you, Lord, have done just as you pleased.”
• Luke 10:21On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.
• Luke 12:32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
• Romans 12:3For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.
• Ephesians 1:5He did this by predestining us to adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure of his will –
• Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were 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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 12:18

• Church
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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