1 Corinthians 15:8 BSB

1 Corinthians 15:8

And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and last of all, as to the child untimely born, he appeared to me also.

KJV

And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And last of all he was seen of me also,.... Either when the apostle was caught up into the third heaven; or when he was in a trance in the temple at Jerusalem; or rather at the time of his conversion, when he not only heard the voice of Christ, but saw him in the human nature; for he expressly says, that he appeared unto him, and he calls it the heavenly vision, Act 26:

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And last of all - of me also - It seems that it was essential to the character of a primitive apostle that he had seen and conversed with Christ; and it is evident, from the history of Saul’s conversion, Act 9:4-7 (note), that Jesus Christ did appear to him; and he pleaded this ever after as a proof of his call to the apostleship. And it does not appear that, after this time, Jesus ever did make any personal discovery of himself to any one.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Compare the similar image from childbirth, and by the same spiritual power, the resurrection of Christ (1Pe 1:3). "Begotten again by the resurrection of Jesus." Jesus' appearance to Paul, on the way to Damascus, is the one here referred to.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἔσχατον	eschaton	Last	G2078 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
πάντων	pantōn	of all	G3956 →
ὡσπερεὶ	hōsperei	as	G5619 →
τῷ	tō	an	G3588 →
ἐκτρώματι	ektrōmati	untimely birth	G1626 →
ὤφθη	ōphthē	He appeared	G3700 →
κἀμοί.	kamoi	also to me.	G1473 →G2532 →

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
Acts 18:9
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
leads to
- Acts 23:11
  The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 6:19–20
  Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
- Ezekiel 2:6–8
  But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of…
- Acts 27:23–25
  For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
Through
Acts 9:17
So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming…
leads to
- Acts 8:17
  Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:4
  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
Through
Acts 26:16
‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I…
leads to
- Acts 22:14–15
  Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.
Through
1 Corinthians 9:1
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
leads to
- Acts 9:17
  So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming…