1 Corinthians 12:18

“But now hath God set the members, etc.] 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…”

“now--as the case really is. every one--each severally.”

“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. return to 'Top of Page'”

“As it hath pleased him - With the most exquisite wisdom and goodness. 1 Corinthians 12:20”

“hath: Co1 12:24, Co1 12:28 as it: Co1 12:11, Co1 3:5, Co1 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, Eph 1:9; Rev 4:11 1 Corinthians 12:19”