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Text -- 1 Corinthians 12:18 (NET)

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12:18 But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.
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Robertson: 1Co 12:18 - -- But now ( nun de ). But as things are, in contrast to that absurdity.

But now ( nun de ).

But as things are, in contrast to that absurdity.

Robertson: 1Co 12:18 - -- Hath God set ( ho theos etheto ). Second aorist middle indicative. God did it and of himself.

Hath God set ( ho theos etheto ).

Second aorist middle indicative. God did it and of himself.

Robertson: 1Co 12:18 - -- Even as it pleased him ( kathōs ēthelēsen ). Why challenge God’ s will? Cf. Rom 9:20.

Even as it pleased him ( kathōs ēthelēsen ).

Why challenge God’ s will? Cf. Rom 9:20.

Vincent: 1Co 12:18 - -- Set ( ἔθετο ) See on Joh 15:16, where the same word is used by Christ of appointing His followers.

Set ( ἔθετο )

See on Joh 15:16, where the same word is used by Christ of appointing His followers.

Wesley: 1Co 12:18 - -- With the most exquisite wisdom and goodness.

With the most exquisite wisdom and goodness.

JFB: 1Co 12:18 - -- As the case really is.

As the case really is.

JFB: 1Co 12:18 - -- Each severally.

Each severally.

Calvin: 1Co 12:18 - -- 18.But now God hath placed Here we have another argument, taken from the appointment of God. “It has pleased God, that the body should consist of v...

18.But now God hath placed Here we have another argument, taken from the appointment of God. “It has pleased God, that the body should consist of various members, and that the members should be endowed with various offices and gifts. That member, therefore, which will not rest satisfied with its own station, will wage war with God after the manner of the giants. 756 Let us, therefore, be subject to the arrangement which God has appointed, that we may not, to no purpose, resist his will.” 757

TSK: 1Co 12:18 - -- hath : 1Co 12:24, 1Co 12:28 as it : 1Co 12:11, 1Co 3:5, 1Co 15:38; Psa 110:3, Psa 135:6; Isa 46:10; Jon 1:14; Luk 10:21, Luk 12:32; Rom 12:3; Eph 1:5,...

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Barnes: 1Co 12:18 - -- Hath 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...

Hath 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.

Poole: 1Co 12:18 - -- The infinitely wise God, who hath made the body of man, and ordered all the members of the body for several uses and offices, either for the upholdi...

The infinitely wise God, who hath made the body of man, and ordered all the members of the body for several uses and offices, either for the upholding or accommodating the life of man, hath likewise appointed the order in the body in which every member shall stand; that the head should be uppermost for the better guidance of the whole body; the feet lowermost to tread upon the earth, and to bear the weight of the whole body: and none must repine at the wisdom of God, which hath not only created man’ s body, (consisting of a variety of members), but also appointed every member its place, and there setteth it, that it cannot shift its station or office.

PBC: 1Co 12:18 - -- See PB: 1Ti 2:15 When we review the whole of Biblical instructions to the Lord’s church on earth, we discover a healthy balance that places high va...

See PB: 1Ti 2:15

When we review the whole of Biblical instructions to the Lord’s church on earth, we discover a healthy balance that places high value on every member within their divinely assigned role. Give a master engineer the assignment of designing a machine to accomplish a defined task. He studies the task, works on the various subsystems of an efficient machine. Finally he builds the prototype and tries it out. Eventually he completes a well-working machine that does precisely what he designed it to do. We should think of the Biblical roles for every member of the church in every office or function that they fill in just this way. This is the Lord’s church, not our social engineering experiment. He designed its offices and functions according to His perfect knowledge of what He expects from His church. We may deceive other humans by role-playing instead of thoroughgoing obedience to the divine rule, but we will not deceive God. His church will work like that well designed and well-oiled machine when we follow His teachings and fill the roles that He assigned to us willingly, joyfully, and fully. When we change the rules that He gave us, we confuse the divine machinery and should not be surprised when disaster follows. Are we all willing to follow the divine rule of faith, even when it requires change in our own lives?

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Gill: 1Co 12:18 - -- But now hath God set the members,.... The members of a natural body, as they are all made and fashioned by God in the form they be, so they are each o...

But now hath God set the members,.... The members of a natural body, as they are all made and fashioned by God in the form they be, so they are each of them set by him in the place they are:

everyone of them in the body as it hath pleased him; according to his sovereign will, without consulting any; and each stands in the best situation and position they could be put, and for the greatest service and usefulness to the whole: so God, and not man, hath set every member in the mystical body, the church, in such a place and part of it, as he himself thought fit; some in a higher, others in a lower station, but all for the good of the body; and therefore each member ought to be content with his place, gift, and usefulness, be they what they will; since it is the wise counsel and sovereign pleasure of God, who works all things after the counsel of his own will, that so it should be.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

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TSK Synopsis: 1Co 12:1-31 - --1 Spiritual gifts,4 are diverse,7 yet all to profit withal.8 And to that end are diversely bestowed;12 that by the like proportion, as the members of ...

MHCC: 1Co 12:12-26 - --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...

Matthew Henry: 1Co 12:12-26 - -- The apostle here makes out the truth of what was above asserted, and puts the gifted men among the Corinthians in mind of their duty, by comparing t...

Barclay: 1Co 12:12-31 - --Here is one of the most famous pictures of the unity of the Church ever written. Men have always been fascinated by the way in which the different pa...

Constable: 1Co 7:1--16:13 - --III. Questions asked of Paul 7:1--16:12 The remainder of the body of this epistle deals with questions the Corin...

Constable: 1Co 12:1--14:40 - --E. Spiritual gifts and spiritual people chs. 12-14 Paul had been dealing with matters related to worship...

Constable: 1Co 12:4-31 - --2. The need for varieties of spiritual gifts 12:4-31 Paul planned to return to the subject of gl...

Constable: 1Co 12:15-26 - --The application of the figure 12:15-26 Paul proceeded to elaborate his analogy. 12:15-16 Perhaps Paul chose the feet, hands, ears, and eyes as example...

College: 1Co 12:1-31 - --1 CORINTHIANS 12 VII. MISUNDERSTANDING OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS (12:1-14:40) A. SPIRITUAL GIFTS (12:1-11) 1. Influence of the Spirit (12:1-3) 1 Now abou...

McGarvey: 1Co 12:18 - --But now [(as things actually are)] hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him .

Lapide: 1Co 12:1-31 - --CHAPTER 12 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER In this and the two following chapters S. Paul discusses Christian gifts and graces. In this chapter he points ou...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) First Corinthians From Ephesus a.d. 54 Or 55 By Way of Introduction It would be a hard-boiled critic today who would dare deny the genuineness o...

JFB: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) The AUTHENTICITY of this Epistle is attested by CLEMENT OF ROME [First Epistle to the Corinthians, 47], POLYCARP [Epistle to the Philippians, 11], and...

JFB: 1 Corinthians (Outline) THE INSCRIPTION; THANKSGIVING FOR THE SPIRITUAL STATE OF THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH; REPROOF OF PARTY DIVISIONS: HIS OWN METHOD OF PREACHING ONLY CHRIST. ...

TSK: 1 Corinthians 12 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Co 12:1, Spiritual gifts, 1Co 12:4, are diverse, 1Co 12:7, yet all to profit withal; 1Co 12:8, And to that end are diversely bestowed; 1...

Poole: 1 Corinthians 12 (Chapter Introduction) CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 12

MHCC: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) The Corinthian church contained some Jews, but more Gentiles, and the apostle had to contend with the superstition of the one, and the sinful conduct ...

MHCC: 1 Corinthians 12 (Chapter Introduction) (1Co 12:1-11) The variety of use of spiritual gifts are shown. (1Co 12:12-26) In the human body every member has its place and use. (1Co 12:27-30) T...

Matthew Henry: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians Corinth was a principal city of Greece, in that partic...

Matthew Henry: 1 Corinthians 12 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter the apostle, I. Considers the case of spiritual gifts, which were very plentifully poured out on the Corinthian church. He conside...

Barclay: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERS OF PAUL The Letters Of Paul There is no more interesting body of documents in the New Testament than the letter...

Barclay: 1 Corinthians 12 (Chapter Introduction) The Confession Of The Spirit (1Co_12:1-3) God's Differing Gifts (1Co_12:4-11) The Body Of Christ (1Co_12:12-31)

Constable: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical Background Corinth had a long history stretching back into the...

Constable: 1 Corinthians (Outline) Outline I. Introduction 1:1-9 A. Salutation 1:1-3 B. Thanksgiving 1:4-9 ...

Constable: 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians Bibliography Adams, Jay. Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presb...

Haydock: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE CORINTHIANS. INTRODUCTION. Corinth was the capital of Achaia, a very rich and populous city...

Gill: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS This was not the first epistle that was written by the apostle to the Corinthians, for we read in this of his having ...

Gill: 1 Corinthians 12 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 12 In this chapter the apostle discourses concerning spiritual gifts, showing the author, nature, use, and excellency...

College: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) FOREWORD Since the past few decades have seen an explosion in the number of books, articles, and commentaries on First Corinthians, a brief word to t...

College: 1 Corinthians (Outline) OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION - 1:1-9 A. Salutation - 1:1-3 B. Thanksgiving - 1:4-9 II. DISUNITY AND COMMUNITY FRAGMENTATION - 1:10-4:21 A. ...

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