One member (εν μελος). Paul applies the logic of verse 17 to any member of the body. The application to members of the church is o…

And if all were one member. If there were nothing but an eye, an ear, or a limb, there would be no body. The idea which this seems intende…

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? B…

Paul now emphasizes the necessity of having diversity in a body for it to operate as one. Each part (such as the eye or the ear) must be willing to…

If all were one member: He means that God has not acted randomly, or without good reason, in assigning different gifts to the members of t…

And if they were all one member

Christ and His church form one body, as Head and members. Christians become members of this body by baptism. The outward rite is of divine institut…

Having laid out the distinction among spiritual gifts, the Apostle now explains it using the analogy of a natural body. He first presents the analo…