1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy to be overthrown is death;
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
In Context
25For he must reign until God ‘has put all his enemies under his feet.’
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:55‘Death has been swallowed up in victory! Where, O Death, is thy victory? Where, O Death, is thy sting?’
Hebrews 2:14Therefore, since human nature is the common heritage of ‘the Children,’ Jesus also shared it, in order that by death he might render powerless him whose power lies in death — that is, the Devil —
Revelation 21:4and he will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, nor will there be any more grief or crying or pain. The old order has 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 →