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1 Corinthians 15:26

1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And when all things shall be subdued unto him,.... For all things as yet are not put under him in fact; though in right God the Father has given to him an authoritative power over all things, and a…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death - The other foes of God should be subdued “before” the final resurrection. The enmity of the human heart should be subdued by the triumphs of the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Corinthians 15:20-34

In this passage the apostle establishes the truth of the resurrection of the dead, the holy dead, the dead in Christ,

I. On the resurrection of Christ. 1. Because he is indeed the first-fruits of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death Cf. Rev 20:14. Death shall be the last of all, because (Rom 6:23) it is the -wages of sin," and must continue to exist until sin has come to an end.…