1 Corinthians 15:53

1 Corinthians 15:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
• New International Version (NIV)For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Context of 1 Corinthians 15:53

51I’m telling you a mystery. Not all of us will die, but we will all be changed. 52It will happen in an instant, in a split second at the sound of the last trumpet. Indeed, that trumpet will sound, and then the dead will come back to life. They will be changed so that they can live forever. This body that decays must be changed into a body that cannot decay. This mortal body must be changed into a body that will live forever. 54When this body that decays is changed into a body that cannot decay, and this mortal body is changed into a body that will live forever, then the teaching of Scripture will come true: “Death is turned into victory! 55Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15:53 word by word

δεῖ γὰρ τὸ φθαρτὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσασθαι ἀφθαρσίαν καὶ τὸ θνητὸν τοῦτο ἐνδύσασθαι ἀθανασίαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• corruptibleφθαρτόςphthartos · perishableG5349
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• put onἐνδύωenduō · to put onG1746
• incorruptionἀφθαρσίαaphtharsia · incorruptibilityG861
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• mortalθνητόςthnētos · mortalG2349
• immortalityἀθανασίαathanasia · immortalityG110

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:53

• Romans 13:12The night is almost over, and the day is near. So we should get rid of the things that belong to the dark and take up the weapons that belong to the light.
• 2 Corinthians 5:2In our present tent-like existence we sigh, since we long to put on the house we will have in heaven.
• Galatians 3:27Clearly, all of you who were baptized in Christ’s name have clothed yourselves with Christ.
• Ephesians 4:24You were also taught to become a new person created to be like God, with a life that truly has God’s approval and is holy.
• 1 John 3:2Dear friends, now we are God’s children. What we will be isn’t completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like him because we will see him as he is.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53For this corruptible, etc. - Because flesh and blood cannot inherit glory; therefore, there must be a refinement by death, or a change without it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53For this corruptible … - It is necessary that a change should take place, either by dying and then being raised, or by being changed without seeing death; for we cannot enter heaven as we are now. Must put on - The word used here ( ̓́ endunō) properly means to go in, to envelope, to put on as a garment; and then to put on any thing; as the soul is, as it were, clothed with, or invested with a body; and here it means, must be endued with, or furnished…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. 35-58Paul talks about what resurrection bodies are like, possibly answering doubts. In the Greco-Roman world, people often believed the soul was immortal, but not that the body could rise again.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5353. this--pointing to his own body and that of those whom he addresses. put on--as a garment (2Co 5:2, 3). immortality--Here only, besides 1Ti 6:16, the word "immortality" is found. Nowhere is the immortality of the soul, distinct from the body, taught; a notion which many erroneously have derived from heathen philosophers. Scripture does not contemplate the anomalous state brought about by death, as the consummation to be earnestly looked for (2Co 5:4)…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 15:53

• Body
• Death
• Immortality
• Life
• Resurrection
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Awake
• Corrupt
• Corruptible
• Die
• Differ
• Flesh
• Immortality
• Incorruption
• Least
• Manners

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