1 Corinthians 15:52

1 Corinthians 15:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
• New International Version (NIV)in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:52

50What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can corruption inherit incorruption. 51Listen, I am telling you a mystery: We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed. 53For this corruptible body must be clothed with incorruptibility, and this mortal body must be clothed with immortality. 54When this corruptible body is clothed with incorruptibility, and this mortal body is clothed with immortality, then the saying that is written will take place: Death has been swallowed up in victory.

1 Corinthians 15:52 word by word

ἐν ἀτόμῳ ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ σάλπιγγι· σαλπίσει γάρ, καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐγερθήσονται ἄφθαρτοι, καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀλλαγησόμεθα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a momentἄτομοςatomos · instantG823
• the twinklingῥιπήrhipē · twinklingG4493
• of an eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• trumpσάλπιγξsalpigx · trumpetG4536
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the trumpet shall soundσαλπίζωsalpizō · to sound a trumpetG4537
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• shall be raisedἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• incorruptibleἄφθαρτοςaphthartos · incorruptibleG862
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• shall be changedἀλλάσσωallassō · to changeG236

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:52

• Exodus 33:5For the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.”
• Numbers 16:21“Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.”
• Psalms 73:19How suddenly they become a desolation! They come to an end, swept away by terrors.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.
• Exodus 19:16On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram’s horn, so that all the people in the camp shuddered.
• Exodus 20:18All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the ram’s horn, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it they trembled and stood at a distance.
• Numbers 10:4However, if one is sounded, only the leaders, the heads of Israel’s clans, are to gather before you.
• Isaiah 18:3All you inhabitants of the world and you who live on the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, look! When a ram’s horn sounds, listen!
• Isaiah 27:13On that day a great ram’s horn will be blown, and those lost in the land of Assyria will come, as well as those dispersed in the land of Egypt; and they will worship the Lord at Jerusalem on the holy mountain.
• Ezekiel 33:3And suppose he sees the sword coming against the land and blows his ram’s horn to warn the people.
• Zechariah 9:14Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord God will sound the ram’s horn and advance with the southern storms.
• Revelation 8:2Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God; seven trumpets were given to them.
• Revelation 9:13The sixth angel blew his trumpet. From the four horns of the golden altar that is before God, I heard a voice
• Matthew 24:31He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
• John 5:25“Truly I tell you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the archangel’s voice, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52In a moment - ͅ· In an atom; that is, an indivisible point of time. In the twinkling of an eye; as soon as a man can wink; which expressions show that this mighty work is to be done by the almighty power of God, as he does all his works, He calls, and it is done. The resurrection of all the dead, from the foundation of the world to that time, and the change of all the living then upon earth, shall be the work of a single moment. At the last trump - This…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 52In a moment - ( ̓ ̓́ͅ en atomō). In an “atom,” scil. of time; a point of time which cannot be cut or divided ( athe alpha privative (“not”) and tomēfrom ́ temnō“to cut”). A single instant; immediately. It will be done instantaneously. In the twinkling of an eye - This is an expression also denoting the least conceivable duration of time. The suddenness of the coming of the Lord Jesus is elsewhere compared to the coming of a thief in the night; 2 Peter…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 51-58Verses 51-58 All the saints should not die, but all would be changed. In the gospel, many truths, before hidden in mystery, are made known. Death never shall appear in the regions to which our Lord will bear his risen saints. Therefore let us seek the full assurance of faith and hope, that in the midst of pain, and in the prospect of death, we may think calmly on the horrors of the tomb; assured that our bodies will there sleep, and in the mean time our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52Compare 1 Thessalonians 4:13–17Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5252. the last trump--at the sounding of the trumpet on the last day [Vatablus] (Mt 24:31; 1Th 4:16). Or the Spirit by Paul hints that the other trumpets mentioned subsequently in the Apocalypse shall precede, and that this shall be the last of all (compare Is 27:13; Zec 9:14). As the law was given with the sound of a trumpet, so the final judgment according to it (He 12:19; compare Ex 19:16). As the Lord ascended "with the sound of a trumpet" (Psa 47:5)…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:52

• Body
• Death
• Immortality
• Resurrection
• Righteous
• Trumpet

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption
• Judgment, The final
• Least

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings