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1 Corinthians 15:5 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 15 · verse 5
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:1 Corinthians 15:5 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 15:5 in context
3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
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Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- CephaskēphasCephas = " stone" , another name for the apostle PeterG2786 →
- twelvedōdekatwelve, the twelve apostles of Jesus, so called by way of eminenceG1427 →
- seenoptanomaito look at, behold, to allow one's self to be seen, to appearG3700 →
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It is the apostle's business in this chapter to assert and establish the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which some of the Corinthians flatly denied, Co1 15:12.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11