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1 Corinthians 12:18 — King James Version← Study notes

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.


1 Corinthians 12:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 12:1815 words
GreekMeaning
νυνὶnyni
nowadverbG3570
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἔθετοetheto
has arrangedverbG5087
τὰta
thearticleG3588
μέληmelē
membersnounG3196
ἓνhen
into / toadjectiveG1519
ἕκαστονhekaston
eachadjectiveG1538
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
σώματιsōmati
bodynounG4983
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
ἠθέλησενēthelēsen
He desiredverbG2309
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 12:18

“But now God has set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased Him.” Even as he said of the Spirit, “as He will,” so also here, “as it pleased Him.” Now do not thou seek further into the cause, why it is thus and why not thus. For though we have ten thousand reasons to give, we shall not be so able to show them that it is well done, as when we say, that as the best Artificer pleased, so it came to pass. For as it is expedient, so He wills it. Now if in…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 30 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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