1 Corinthians 15:58

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:58

The work of works. "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." "Therefore." This is the practical conclusion of the sublime argument which Paul had conducted on the resurrection, in the preceding verses. All true doctrines lead to practice. "Therefore"—because death is not your end, because you are to live body and soul in a future state—"be ye steadfast." I. ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren - In view of the great and glorious truths which have been revealed to us respecting the resurrection, Paul closes the whole of this important discussion with an exhortation to that firmness in the faith which ought to result from truths so glorious, and from hopes so elevated as these truths are suited to impart. The exhortation is so plain, that it needs little explanation; it so obviously follows from the argument which Paul had pursued, that there is little... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 15:56-58

1 Corinthians 15:56-58. The sting of death is sin Which arms it with its greatest terrors, and is attended with a foreboding of future misery, as the effect of the divine displeasure. And the strength of sin Which constitutes its malignity, and gives it those killing weapons; is the law As is largely declared Romans 7:7, &c.; or, that it is a transgression of the divine law. But thanks be to God, who giveth us Who believe on the Lord Jesus with our hearts unto righteousness; the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

The resurrection body (15:35-58)Some people mocked the idea of the resurrection by asking how could bodies that have decayed in the earth be raised to life again. Paul answers with an illustration. A seed dies when it is put in the ground, but this is part of the process of bringing forth new life in the form of a plant that grows up out of the ground. What grows up is different from what was buried, but in a sense it is the same thing. It is dry and dead looking when put in the ground, but... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore = So then. beloved . App-135 . stedfast . Greek. hedraios. See 1 Corinthians 7:37 . unmoveable . Greek. ametakinetos. Only here. forasmuch as ye know = knowing. App-132 . Lord . App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:58

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.Beloved brethren ... It is remarkable how frequently Paul used this term of endearment and affection. Not even the gross sins and mistakes of the sensual and carnal Corinthians could diminish his love for them nor his loving persuasion helping them to conform more perfectly to the will of Christ.Be ye stedfast ... Paul expected... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:58

58. beloved—Sound doctrine kindles Christian love. steadfast—not turning aside from the faith of the resurrection of yourselves. unmovable—not turned aside by others (1 Corinthians 15:12; Colossians 1:23). the work of the Lord—the promotion of Christ's kingdom (Colossians 1:23- :). not in vain—as the deniers of the resurrection would make it (1 Corinthians 15:14; 1 Corinthians 15:17). in the Lord—applying to the whole sentence and its several clauses: Ye, as being in the Lord by faith, know... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

4. The assurance of victory over death 15:50-58Paul brought his revelation of the resurrection to a climax in this paragraph by clarifying what all this means for the believer in Christ. Here he also dealt with the exceptional case of living believers’ transformation at the Rapture. Transformation is absolutely necessary to enter the spiritual mode of future existence. This transformation will happen when Christ comes. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 15:58

Paul concluded his discussion of the resurrection with an exhortation to be faithful in the present (cf. 1 Corinthians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 5:13; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Corinthians 7:40; 1 Corinthians 10:31-33; 1 Corinthians 11:33-34; 1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Corinthians 14:39-40)."Despite the magnificent crescendo with which Paul brings the argument of chap. 15 to its climax, the last word is not the sure word of future hope and triumph of 1 Corinthians 15:50-57; rather, in light of such... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58

(f) The Fact and the Doctrine of the Resurrection of the DeadSome Corinthians disbelieved in the resurrection of the dead—not, apparently, in Christ’s Resurrection, though St. Paul felt this would soon follow, but in their own future resurrection. This occasioned him to write this grand chapter, which has cheered the hearts of so many mourners, read, as the greater part of it is, at the burial of the dead. He first (1 Corinthians 15:1-11) repeats the historical evidence for Christ’s... read more

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