1 Corinthians 15:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:5-11

Apostolic testimony to Christ's resurrection, and testimony of others. A prominent feature of Christ's plan was to train the apostles to be his witnesses. Conceive what this involved: on their part, a discipline of the senses as inlets of the mind, close and patient attention, constant revisals of impressions, contentedness under mystery, boldness of statement, heroism in adhering to testimony. Along with these qualities, an experience of the truth in Christ as a transforming power was to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:8

He was seen of me also. The reference undoubtedly is to the vision on the road to Damascus ( Acts 9:5 ; Acts 22:14 ; Acts 26:16 ). As of one born out of due time; literally, as to the abortive born. The word means "the untimely fruit of a woman," a child born out of the due time or natural course; and hence "diminutive" and "weakly." The Greek ektroma is represented by the Latin abortivus. St. Paul, when he remembered the lateness of his conversion, and his past persecution of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:8

And last of all - After all the other times in which he appeared to people; after he had ascended to heaven. This passage proves that the apostle Paul saw the same Lord Jesus, the same “body” which had been seen by the others, or else his assertion would be no proof that he was risen from the dead. It was not a fancy, therefore, that he had seen him; it was not the work of imagination; it was not even a “revelation” that he had risen; it was a real vision of the ascended Redeemer.He was seen of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 15:8

1 Corinthians 15:8. Last of all This evidently implies that our Lord appeared to none of the disciples after his ascension, except to Paul; he was seen of me also He here no doubt speaks of Christ’s appearing to him on the way to Damascus, but he does not exclude his other appearances to him. See 1 Corinthians 9:1. As of one born out of due time An untimely birth. It was impossible to abase himself more than he does by this single appellation. As an abortion is not worthy the name of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

15:1-58 THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTIONThe fact of Christ’s resurrection (15:1-11)Among the Corinthians were some who denied that there will be a physical resurrection of the dead. Paul points out in this chapter that the truth of the resurrection is part of the gospel which they believed and by which they are saved (15:1-2).The gospel Paul preaches has been given him by God. It has as its basis the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (3-4). Paul then gives a list of eye witnesses... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 15:8

as = as if (it were). Greek. hosperei. Only here. one born, &c . = an abortion. Greek. ektroma. Only here in NT., but used in Septuagint of Job 3:16 . Ecclesiastes 1:6 , Ecclesiastes 1:3 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:8

1 Corinthians 15:8. As of one born out of due time.— A birth which comes before its time, (the name which St. Paul here gives himself,) is usually sudden and unexpected, and is also weak and feeble. The former part applies so St. Paul's being made a Christian and an apostle, though it be in regard to the latter that he humbly stiles himself one born out of due time. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:8

8. One born out of due time—Greek, "the one abortively born": the abortion in the family of the apostles. As a child born before the due time is puny, and though born alive, yet not of the proper size, and scarcely worthy of the name of man, so "I am the least of the apostles," scarcely "meet to be called an apostle"; a supernumerary taken into the college of apostles out of regular course, not led to Christ by long instruction, like a natural birth, but by a sudden power, as those prematurely... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

l. The resurrection of Jesus Christ 15:1-11Paul began by reaffirming their commonly held belief: Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. In this section the apostle stressed the objective reality of both Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 15:8

Paul regarded the Lord’s appearance to him on the Damascus road as an equivalent post-resurrection appearance and the Lord’s last one."Paul thinks of himself here as an Israelite whose time to be born again had not come nationally (cp. Matthew 23:39), so that his conversion by the appearing of the Lord in glory (Acts 9:3-6) was an illustration, or instance, before the time of the future national conversion of Israel. See Ezekiel 20:35-38; Hosea 2:14-17; Zechariah 12:10 to Zechariah 13:6; Romans... read more

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