Bible Commentary

So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 42. So also is the resurrection of the dead ] The fact is now plainly stated that all shall not possess the same degree of glory in heaven. ‘ So,’ i.e. as has been before stated. But … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:42”

[There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory. 41. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon ] The argument is pushed a step farther. The celestial bodies are not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:41”

[There are] also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and the [glory] of the terrestrial [is] another. 40. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial ] The principle is now further extended to the heavenly bodies, and another argument thus drawn from the close analogy which subsists … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:40”

All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one [kind] [of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of birds. 39. All flesh is not the same flesh ] The same principle is now applied to animate which has been applied to inanimate nature. There are different varieties … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:39”

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 38. but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him ] Literally, as He willed. Cf. ch. 1Co 12:11 (where however the word is not the same in the Greek). “Life even in its lowest … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:38”

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other [grain]: 37. and that which thou sowest ] “There are two parts in this similitude: first that it is not wonderful that bodies should arise again from corruption, since the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:37”

[Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 36. Thou fool ] Literally, O man without understanding. Insipiens, Vulg. Unwise man, Wiclif. The stronger term fool ( ) (except in ch. 1Co 3:18, 1Co 4:10) seems in the Scriptures to imply moral as well as intellectual error. that which thou sowest … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:36”

But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 35. But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? ] We now proceed from the fact of the resurrection to its manner, a question which the Apostle discusses as far as 1Co 15:54, where … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:35”

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame. 34. Awake to righteousness ] The word here translated ‘Awake’ signifies to arise from the stupefaction of a slumber produced by overindulgence (cf. ch. 1Co 6:11, 1Co 12:2). The word translated ‘to righteousness,’ literally righteously, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:34”

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 33. evil communications corrupt good manners ] This passage is taken from the Thais of Menander, and like Act 17:28 and Tit 1:12, shews that St Paul was familiar with classical literature. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Be not deceived – By your false … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:33”