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1 Corinthians 15:51
51Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,
1 Corinthians 15:51 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
- New International Version (NIV)Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—
Context of 1 Corinthians 15:51
49And as we have borne the image of the [one] made of dust, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly [one]. 50But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God's kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed, 52in an instant, in [the] twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53For this corruptible must needs put on incorruptibility, and this mortal put on immortality.
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ἰδοὺ μυστήριον ὑμῖν λέγω· πάντες οὐ κοιμηθησόμεθα, πάντες δὲ ἀλλαγησόμεθαRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:51
- 1 Corinthians 2:7But we speak God's wisdom in [a] mystery, that hidden [wisdom] which God had predetermined before the ages for our glory:
- 1 Corinthians 4:1Let a man so account of us as servants of Christ, and stewards of [the] mysteries of God.
- 1 Corinthians 13:2And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
- Ephesians 1:9having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself
- Ephesians 3:3that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly,
- Ephesians 5:32This mystery is great, but I speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.
- 1 Corinthians 15:6Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also have fallen asleep.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we believe that Jesus has died and has risen again, so also God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.
- Philippians 3:21who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of [the] power which he has even to subdue all things to himself.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51I show you a mystery - That is, a thing which you have never known before. But what is this mystery? Why, that we shall not all sleep; we shall not all die; but we shall all be changed: of this the Jews had not distinct notions. For, as flesh and blood cannot inherit glory, and all shall not be found dead at the day of judgment, then all must be changed - undergo such a change that their bodies may become spiritual, like the bodies of those who shall be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51Behold I show you - This commences the third subject of inquiry in the chapter, the question, what will become of those who are alive when the Lord Jesus shall return to raise the dead? This was an obvious inquiry, and the answer was, perhaps, supposed to be difficult. Paul answers it directly, and says that they will undergo an instantaneous change, which will make them like the dead that shall be raised. A mystery - On the meaning of this word, see the…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. 51The good news about Jesus reveals the once unknown secret of resurrection. We will not all sleep: Paul might have expected the future resurrection during his own lifetime (compare 15:52; 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5151. Behold--Calling attention to the "mystery" heretofore hidden in God's purposes, but now revealed. you--emphatical in the Greek; I show (Greek, "tell," namely, by the word of the Lord, 1Th 4:15) YOU, who think you have so much knowledge, "a mystery" (compare Ro 11:25) which your reason could never have discovered. Many of the old manuscripts and Fathers read, "We shall all sleep, but we shall not all be changed"; but this is plainly a corrupt reading…Read the comment
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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
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