1 Corinthians 15:55-57

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

(f) The Fact and the Doctrine of the Resurrection of the DeadSome Corinthians disbelieved in the resurrection of the dead—not, apparently, in Christ’s Resurrection, though St. Paul felt this would soon follow, but in their own future resurrection. This occasioned him to write this grand chapter, which has cheered the hearts of so many mourners, read, as the greater part of it is, at the burial of the dead. He first (1 Corinthians 15:1-11) repeats the historical evidence for Christ’s... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 15:55

(55) O death, where is thy sting?—In the prophet Hosea, where these words originally occur, the passage reads thus—“Where is thy victory, O death? Where is thy sting, O hell?”—the word “hell” referring, not to the place of torment, but to the Hades of departed spirits. This difference between St. Paul’s words and those of the prophet has given rise to a variety of readings in the Greek text here. The weight of evidence is in favour of the reading, “Where is thy sting, O death? Where is thy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 15:56

(56) The sting of death is sin.—Death is pictured as a monster, and it is armed with a sting. Its sting is sin. If there were no sin, death would not be capable of inflicting pain, and the strength of sin springs from the fact that it is the violation of God’s law. (See this thought fully brought out, Romans 5:12; Romans 7:7.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Corinthians 15:57

(57) But thanks be to God.—The future is so certain that the Apostle speaks of it as a subject for present thanksgiving; the victory is one which God gives now through Jesus Christ. His resurrection is the pledge of our resurrection. His death is the power by which we are enabled to conquer that lower self, from whose crucifixion and death we shall rise to the higher incorruptible life of the resurrection day. With this earnest and enthusiastic expression of praise to God the argument... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

What Is the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:1 I. A Gospel of Mercy. It is a Gospel of mercy. There are three points about it. (a) Its efficacy. 'The Gospel which ye have received, and wherein ye stand.' The first Christians received this great message of God's truth as coming not from man. It was not St Paul's Gospel; he merely handed it on. It could not be improved by his own witness. This message the people received, and on the strength and truth of this message they stood. So the Christian today... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

III. RESURRECTION AND THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH AND CONCLUSION: CHAPTERS 15-16 1. Resurrection and the Hope of the Church. CHAPTER 15 1. The Gospel and the Resurrection of Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11 .) 2. If Christ were not raised--then what? (1 Corinthians 15:12-19 .) 3. Christ the Firstfruits and what follows. (1 Corinthians 15:20-28 .) 4. Further practical arguments about Resurrection. (1 Corinthians 15:29-34 .) 5. Concerning the Resurrection of the Body. (1 Corinthians 15:35-49 .)... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

This chapter itself forms a third division of the book, and deals with another most serious matter in Corinth. Some among them denied the resurrection of the dead. But the resurrection of Christ is the very basis of the existence of the Church of God. So the reality of His resurrection is first considered, then its significance as connected with the resurrection of believers, proving beyond doubt that the first is the pattern and assurance of the second. Paul had preached to them the... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD They were not only questions of casuistry that disturbed this church, but deeper ones especially that of the resurrection of the dead. We may gather the real nature of this difficulty by the manner of Paul’s treatment of it. He dwells on the fact of Christ’s resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-11 ), in which he furnished incidentally a definition of the Gospel he preached. This consists of just three counts, Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. The... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

The Resurrection of Christ 1 Corinthians 15:0 There is no need of any other creed than that which is to be found within the four corners of this chapter. It would be easy to show that all Christian history, all Christian thought, all Christian doctrine, may be found in these fifty-eight verses. We have the Old Testament; we have the revelation of Christ, and the work of Christ in every aspect; we have the counteraction of the old Adamic failure: we have the rule and kingship of the Son of God;... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

. But the miraculous and instantaneous change from mortality to immortality, which he here asserts, and which is to be wrought without passing through death, this is a mystery nowhere else spoken of. Reader! You and I find unceasing cause to bless God for Paul's ministry. Where, and when, the Lord taught him this, whether when caught up to the third heaven, or in any of the other visions he was favored with, is not so material for us to know, as to have received his testimony, as the Lord... read more

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