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1 Corinthians 12:18
18But now God has placed the parts—each one of them—in the body just as He desired.
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’m not an eye, I’m not part of the body,” is it for this reason any less part of the body? 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But now God has placed the parts—each one of them—in the body just as He desired. 19If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20But now there are many parts, yet one 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 our presentable parts have no such need. Rather God assembled the body, giving more honor to those who are lacking,
- 1 Corinthians 12:11But one and the same Ruach activates all these things, distributing to each person individually as He wills.
- 1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to trust—and to each as the Lord gave.
- 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 will be a freewill offering in a day of your power. In holy splendors, from dawn’s womb, yours is the dew of your youth.
- Psalms 135:6Whatever Adonai pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
- Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, from ancient time, what is yet to come, saying, “My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I please.”
- Jonah 1:14So they cried to Adonai and said, “Please, Adonai, don’t let us perish on account of the soul of this man and don’t put innocent blood on us. For you, Adonai, have done as you pleased.”
- Luke 10:21In that very hour, He was overjoyed in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and said, “I praise You, Father, Master of the universe, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was pleasing to You.
- Luke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father chose to give you the kingdom.
- Romans 12:3For through the grace given me, I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think—but to use sound judgment, as God has assigned to each person a measure of faith.
- Ephesians 1:5He predestined us for adoption as sons through Messiah Yeshua, in keeping with the good pleasure of His will—
- Revelation 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, For 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
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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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