Bible Commentary

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die. 32. If after the manner of men ] After man, Wiclif. Either (1) as margin, ‘ to speak after the manner of men,’ or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:32”

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 31. I protest by your rejoicing ] The word here rendered rejoicing is translated boasting in Rom 3:27, and less correctly whereof I may glory in Rom 15:17. It may mean either (1) that St Paul boasted of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:31”

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 30. And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? ] Not only those who were daily being baptized for the dead witnessed to the universal belief among Christians in a resurrection, but the lives of daily peril in which St Paul and the other missionaries of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:30”

Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? 29. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead ] St Paul now abruptly changes the subject, and appeals to the conduct of Christians as a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:29”

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 28. And when all things shall be subdued unto him ] If everything is put under Christ, it is in order that there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:28”

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 27. For he hath put all things under his feet ] Here the meaning clearly is (see Psa 8:6, and the rest … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:27”

The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death. 26. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death ] Cf. Rev 20:14. Death shall be the last of all, because (Rom 6:23) it is the ‘wages of sin,’ and must continue to exist until sin has come to an end. Then what we know … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:26”

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 25. For he must reign ] i.e. Christ as Man and Mediator. For at present we can only discern God through the medium of Christ’s Humanity. Cf. St Joh 12:45; Joh 14:9. In the end, we shall be able to ‘see Him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:25”

Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 24. Then cometh the end ] The end, the completion, that is, of the present order of things, when sin and death cease to be, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:24”

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. 23. But every man in his own order ] This explains why the last verb in 1Co 15:22 is in the future. Christ’s resurrection must necessarily precede in order the resurrection of the rest of mankind, for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Corinthians 15:23”