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 Living Translation (NLT)But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.

Context of 1 Corinthians 12:18

16And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. 19And if they were all one member, where would the body be? 20But now indeed there are many members, yet 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 parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it,
• 1 Corinthians 12:11But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
• 1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?
• 1 Corinthians 15:38But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.
• Psalms 110:3Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power; In the beauties of holiness, from the womb of the morning, You have the dew of Your youth.
• Psalms 135:6Whatever the Lord pleases He does, In heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places.
• Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’
• Jonah 1:14Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You.”
• Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
• Luke 12:32“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
• Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
• Ephesians 1:5having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
• Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist 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
• God

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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