1 Korinther 12:18

18 Nun aber hat Gott die Glieder gesetzt, jedes einzelne von ihnen an dem Leibe, wie es ihm gefallen hat.

1 Korinther 12:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 12:18

But now hath God set the members
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 place, gift, and usefulness, be they what they will; since it is the wise counsel and sovereign pleasure of God, who works all things after the counsel of his own will, that so it should be.

1 Korinther 12:18 In-Context

16 Und wenn das Ohr spräche: Weil ich nicht Auge bin, so bin ich nicht von dem Leibe; ist es deswegen nicht von dem Leibe?

17 Wenn der ganze Leib Auge wäre, wo wäre das Gehör? Wenn ganz Gehör, wo der Geruch?

18 Nun aber hat Gott die Glieder gesetzt, jedes einzelne von ihnen an dem Leibe, wie es ihm gefallen hat.

19 Wenn aber alle ein Glied wären, wo wäre der Leib?

20 Nun aber sind der Glieder zwar viele, der Leib aber ist einer.