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Selected Verse: 1 Corinthians 12:18 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
1Co 12:18 |
King James |
But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
now--as the case really is.
every one--each severally. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Set (ἔθετο)
See on Joh 15:16, where the same word is used by Christ of appointing His followers. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
As it hath pleased him - With the most exquisite wisdom and goodness. |
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.