1 Corinthians 15:26 BSB

1 Corinthians 15:26

The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.

KJV

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The last enemy - Death, shall be destroyed; καταργειται, shall be counter-worked, subverted, and finally overturned. But death cannot be destroyed by there being simply no farther death; death can only be destroyed and annihilated by a general resurrection; if there be no general resurrection, it is most evident that death will still retain his empire. Therefore, the fact that death shall be destroyed assures the fact that there shall be a general resurrection; and this is a proof, also, that after the resurrection there shall be no more death.

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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When saints shall live again, and die no more, then, and not till then, will death be abolished, which must be brought about before our Saviour's mediatorial kingdom is delivered up, which yet must be in due time. The saints therefore shall live again and die no more. This is the scope of the argument; but, 2.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He is alive who was dead, and liveth for ever, and doth reign, and will continue to reign, till the redemption of his people be completed, and the utter ruin of their enemies effected. (4.) When this is done, and all things are put under his feet, then shall the Son become subject to him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all,

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Original language & word study

5 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἔσχατος	eschatos	[The] last	G2078 →
ἐχθρὸς	echthros	enemy	G2190 →
καταργεῖται	katargeitai	to be abolished [is]	G2673 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θάνατος.	thanatos	death.	G2288 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
leads to
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 25:8
  He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Isaiah 35:10
  So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Isaiah 60:20
  Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
- 1 John 2:17
  The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
Through
1 Corinthians 15:55
“Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
leads to
- Hosea 13:14
  I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
leads to
- Revelation 21:4
  ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:54
  When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”