New English Translation
1 Corinthians 15:5
5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
1 Corinthians 15:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
- New International Version (NIV)and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
Context of 1 Corinthians 15:5
3For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received – that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, 4and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
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καὶ ὅτι ὤφθη Κηφᾷ, εἶτα τοῖς δώδεκα.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 15:5
- Luke 24:34and saying, “The Lord has really risen, and has appeared to Simon!”
- 1 Corinthians 1:12Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” or “I am with Cephas,” or “I am with Christ.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. Everything belongs to you,
- 1 Corinthians 9:5Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
- John 1:42Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
- Mark 16:14Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.
- Luke 24:36While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
- John 20:19On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
- Acts 1:2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
- Acts 10:41not by all the people, but by us, the witnesses God had already chosen, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 15:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5That he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve - This refers to the journey to Emmaus, Luke 24:13, Luke 24:34; and to what is related Mark 16:14. Then of the twelve - Instead of , twelve, , eleven, is the reading of D*EFG, Syriac in the margin, some of the Slavonic, Armenian, Vulgate, Itala, and several of the fathers; and this reading is supported by Mark 16:14. Perhaps the term twelve is used here merely to point out the society of the apostles, who…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And that he was seen of Cephas - Peter; See the note at John 1:42. The resurrection of Christ was A fact to be proved, like all other facts, by competent and credible witnesses. Paul, therefore, appeals to the witnesses who had attested, or who yet lived to attest, the truth of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and shows that it was not possible that so many witnesses should have been deceived. As this was not the first time in which the evidence had…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5He appeared to Cephas: See Luke 24:34. then to the Twelve: See Matthew 28:16–17; Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36; John 20:19.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. seen of Cephas--Peter (Lu 24:34). the twelve--The round number for "the Eleven" (Lu 24:33, 36). "The Twelve" was their ordinary appellation, even when their number was not full. However, very possibly Matthias was present (Ac 1:22, 23). Some of the oldest manuscripts and versions read, "the Eleven": but the best on the whole, "the Twelve."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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