1 Corinthians 15:41 BSB

1 Corinthians 15:41

The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

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ASV

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory.

KJV

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

There is one glory of the sun ... - The sun has one degree of splendor, and the moon another, and so also the stars. They differ from each other in magnitude, in brightness, in beauty. The idea in this verse differs from that in the former. In that 1Co 15:40 Paul says, that there was a difference between the different classes of bodies; between those in heaven and those on earth. He here says, that in the former class, in the heavenly bodies themselves, there was a difference.

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

He implies by the word that our resurrection bodies shall be in some sense really flesh, not mere phantoms of air [ESTIUS]. So some of the oldest creeds expressed it, "I believe in the resurrection of the flesh." Compare as to Jesus' own resurrection body, Lu 24:39;

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἄλλη	allē	One [is]	G243 →
δόξα	doxa	[the] glory	G1391 →
ἡλίου,	hēliou	of [the] sun,	G2246 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἄλλη	allē	another	G243 →
δόξα	doxa	[the] glory	G1391 →
σελήνης,	selēnēs	of [the] moon,	G4582 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἄλλη	allē	another	G243 →
δόξα	doxa	[the] glory	G1391 →
ἀστέρων·	asterōn	of [the] stars;	G792 →
ἀστὴρ	astēr	star	G792 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἀστέρος	asteros	from star	G792 →
διαφέρει	diapherei	differs	G1308 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
δόξῃ.¶	doxē	glory.	G1391 →

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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
Genesis 1:14
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:19
  When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 104:19–20
  He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
- Jeremiah 31:35
  Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the…
- Psalms 74:16–17
  The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
- Psalms 136:7–9
  He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
Through
Deuteronomy 4:19
When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 17:3
  and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 1:25
  They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- 2 Kings 21:3
  For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped…