1 Corinthians 12:18
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But now God hath set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased him.

hath.

1 Corinthians 12:24,28 But our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour. . . .

as it.

1 Corinthians 12:11 But all these things, one and the same Spirit worketh, dividing to every one according as he will.

1 Corinthians 3:5 The ministers of him whom you have believed: and to every one as the Lord hath given.

1 Corinthians 15:38 But God giveth it a body as he will: and to every seed its proper body.

Psalm 110:3 With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot thee.

Psalm 135:6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased he hath done, in heaven, in earth, in the sea, and in all the deeps.

Isaiah 46:10 Remember the former age, for I am God, and there is no God beside, neither is there the like to me:

Jonah 1:14 And the men rowed hard to return the land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them.

Luke 10:21 In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.

Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.

Romans 12:3 For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith.

Ephesians 1:5,9 Who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through Jesus Christ unto himself: according to the purpose of his will: . . .

Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honour and power. Because thou hast created all things: and for thy will they were and have been created.

Context
The Body of Christ
17If the whole body were the eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? 18But now God hath set the members, every one of them, in the body as it hath pleased him. 19And if they all were one member, where would be the body?…
Cross References
Romans 12:6
And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith;

1 Corinthians 12:11
But all these things, one and the same Spirit worketh, dividing to every one according as he will.

1 Corinthians 12:17
If the whole body were the eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?

1 Corinthians 12:19
And if they all were one member, where would be the body?

1 Corinthians 12:28
And God indeed hath set some in the church; first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly doctors: after that miracles: then the graces of healings, helps, governments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

in fact,
Νυνὶ (Nyni)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3570: A prolonged form of nun for emphasis; just now.

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

has arranged
ἔθετο (etheto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

members
μέλη (melē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3196: A bodily organ, limb, member. Of uncertain affinity; a limb or part of the body.

of
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

body,
σώματι (sōmati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

every
ἕκαστον (hekaston)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.

one
ἓν (hen)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

of them,
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

according to
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

His design.
ἠθέλησεν (ēthelēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.


Additional Translations
But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.

But now God has arranged the members, each one of them in the body, as He desired.

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

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

But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased [him].

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

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

But, as a matter of fact, God has arranged the parts in the body--every one of them--as He has seen fit.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed,
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