18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. Ver. 18. God hath set, &c. ] And he, as only wise, doth all in number, weight, and measure. Shall we not rest in what he hath done as best "What can the man do that cometh after the king?" Ecclesiastes 2:12 . read more
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? Ver. 19. Where were the body? ] So the body political consisteth not of a physician and a physician (saith Aristotle), but of a physician and a husbandman, &c. read more
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body. Ver. 20. But now are they many members, &c. ] 1. Use; 2. Necessity; 3. Honour; 4. Comeliness, 5. Mutual consent, -commend these things. Let every man try his membership (1. If sociable with Christ and his people; 2. If useful and serviceable to the body; 3. If sensible and compassionate, &c., being himself also in the body), as was before advised. read more
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Ver. 21. The eye cannot say, &c. ] Superiors may not slight their inferiors, since they cannot be without them, as one time or other they will be forced to acknowledge. It was a saying of General Vere to the king of Denmark, that kings cared not for soldiers until such time as their crowns hung on the one side of their heads. read more
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: Ver. 22. Which seem to be, &c. ] As the organs of nourishment, not so noble, but more necessary than those of the senses. read more
23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. Ver. 23. And those members ] As the organs of excretion and generation, called less honourable and uncomely, non per se, sed comparate, comparatively in respect of those parts that are singularly comely. Our uncomely parts, &c. ] It was at the abomination of Baal-peor, or Priapus, that his worshippers said, Nos,... read more
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: Ver. 24. For our comely parts ] A fair face needs no dress, is its own testimonial, a bait without a hook, said Socrates, δελεαρ ανευ αγκιστρου .. read more
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. Ver. 25. Should have the same care ] As if the heel do but ache, the whole condoleth and cureth, and careth; and yet without dividing care, that there might be no schism in the body. read more
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Ver. 26. And whether one man suffer ] This spiritual sympathy, mirum est quam frigide tractetur inter Christianos hodie, saith Aretius on this text. See Trapp on " 1Co 12:20 " See Trapp on " 1Co 12:27 " Luther in a certain epistle of his to Lampertus Thorn, a prisoner for Christ, thus writeth, Consolabor me quod vestra vincula men sunt, vestri carceres et ignes... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 12:17
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? Ver. 17. If the whole body, &c. ] It is proper to God to be πανοφθαλμος , all eye; Sic spectat universos quasi singulos, sic singulos quasi solos. read more