1 Corinthians 15:25
For it behooves him to reign until he may put all enemies under his feet.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
In Context
26Death the last enemy is destroyed.
Cross References
Matthew 22:44The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
Luke 20:42And David himself says in the Book of the Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Ephesians 1:22and has subordinated all things beneath his feet, and given him to be head over all things to the church,
Hebrews 10:12and he, having offered up one sacrifice for sins, forever sat down on the right hand of God;
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 →