God hath set some (ους μεν εθετο ο θεος). See verse 18 for εθετο ο θεος. Note middle voice (for his own use). Paul begins as if he…

And God has set. That is, has appointed, constituted, ordained. He has established these various orders or ranks in the church. The apostl…

Or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God h…

It is the sovereign God alone who dispenses offices and gifts to his church. The order of the gifts here is instructive. The first three—apostles, …

And God has set some in the church
As before the apostle gives an account of the various different gifts of the Spir…

Contempt, hatred, envy, and strife are very unnatural in Christians. It is like the members of the same body being without concern for one another …

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…