1 Corinthians 15:26
And the enemy death shall be destroyed last: For he hath put all things under his feet. And whereas he saith,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
In Context
25For he must reign, until he hath put all his enemies under his feet.
27All things are put under him; undoubtedly, he is excepted, who put all things under him.
Cross References
Hosea 13:14I will deliver them out of the hand of death. I will redeem them from death : O death, I will be thy death; O hell, I will be thy bite: comfort is hidden from my eyes.
1 Corinthians 15:55O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?
Hebrews 2:14Therefore because the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner hath been partaker of the same: that, through death, he might destroy him who had the empire of death, that is to say, the devil:
Revelation 21:4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:21-35
The Resurrection of Christ; The Resurrection of Saints. ( a. d. 57.) 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he… Read the whole commentary →