1 Corinthians 12:18 Meaning and Explanation
“But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.”
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What Does 1 Corinthians 12:18 Mean?
Against all the imagined complaints, Paul states the settling truth: 'God hath set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.' The arrangement is not accidental but a matter of divine pleasure.
This is deeply steadying. Your place in the body, your particular gift and role, is where God chose to set you. To resent it is to question His wisdom; to embrace it is to rest in His good design. Every member is exactly where the Maker wanted it, and that is enough to silence both pride and despair.
1 Corinthians 12:18 in the Original Language
tithemi (τίθημι), 'set' -- to place or appoint deliberately in a chosen position.
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What does 1 Corinthians 12:18 mean?
God Himself has placed each member in the body exactly as He saw fit.