“But now (argumentative νῦν, ‘as things are': see 1 Corinthians 5:11) God has appointed the members, each single one of them, in the body as He willed.” It is God's will that has ranged the physical organs and by analogy the members of the Church in their several places and offices (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 3:5). Dissatisfaction with one's particular charism, or contempt for that of another, is disloyalty towards Him and distrust of His wisdom. This is Paul's ultima ratio : ὦ ἄνθρωπε, σὺ τίς εἶ κ. τ. λ.; Romans 9:20. For τίθημι in mid [1910] voice, cf. 1 Corinthians 12:28 and other parls.; the tense refers the Divine appointment constituting the body to past time generally “has set” rather than “set”. The prefixed ἓν singles out the individual for the Divine regard, distributed by ἕκαστον; each limb by itself has its part assigned by God. ἠθέλησεν signifies determining will, as βούλεται (1 Corinthians 12:11, note) discriminating choice.

[1910] middle voice.

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