1 Corinthians 15:24

Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	εἶτα eita	G1534	a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeratio… · adverb
end	τέλος, telos	G5056	properly · noun — nominative singular neuter
when	ὅταν hotan	G3752	whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertain… · preposition
up	παραδιδῷ paradidō	G3860	to surrender · verb — present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
kingdom	βασιλείαν basileian	G932	properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
God	θεῷ theō	G2316	figuratively · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
even	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Father	πατρί, patri	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
when	ὅταν hotan	G3752	whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertain… · preposition
down	καταργήσῃ katargēsē	G2673	to be (render) entirely idle (useless) · verb — aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular
all	πᾶσαν pasan	G3956	all · adjective — accusative singular feminine
rule	ἀρχὴν archēn	G746	(properly abstract) a commencement · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
all	πᾶσαν pasan	G3956	all · adjective — accusative singular feminine
authority	ἐξουσίαν exousian	G1849	privilege · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
power	δύναμιν· dunamin	G1411	force (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Daniel 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the mos…
Daniel 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an ev…
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to estab…
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son,…
John 13:3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left t…
1 Timothy 6:15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:20-34

In this passage the apostle establishes the truth of the resurrection of the dead, the holy dead, the dead in Christ, I. On the resurrection of Christ. 1. Because he is indeed the first-fruits of those that slept, Co1 15:20. He has truly risen himself, and he has risen in this very quality and character, as the first-fruits of those who sleep in him. As he has assuredly risen, so in his resurrection there is as much an earnest given that the dead in him shall rise as there was that the Jewish harvest in general should be accepted and blessed by the offering and acceptance of the first-fruits. The whole lump was made holy by the consecration of the first-fruits (Rom 11:16), and the whole body…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:24

Then--after that: next in the succession of "orders" or "ranks." the end--the general resurrection, and final judgment and consummation (Mat 25:46). delivered up . . . kingdom to . . . Father--(Compare Joh 13:3). Seeming at variance with Dan 7:14, "His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away." Really, His giving up of the mediatorial kingdom to the Father, when the end for which the mediatorial economy was established has been accomplished, is altogether in harmony with its continuing everlastingly. The change which shall then take place, shall be in the manner of administration, not in the kingdom itself; God shall then come into direct connection with the earth, i…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:24

When he shall have delivered up the kingdom - The mediatorial kingdom, which comprehends all the displays of his grace in saving sinners, and all his spiritual influence in governing the Church. All rule, and all authority and power - Αρχην - εξουσιαν - και δυναμιν. As the apostle is here speaking of the end of the present system of the world, the rule, authority, and power, may refer to all earthly governments, emperors, kings, princes, etc.; though angels, principalities, and powers, and the rulers of the darkness of this world, and all spiritual wickedness in high places, may be also intended. Our Lord Jesus is represented here as administering the concerns of the kingdom of grace in this…

The Church Fathers

For us the end for which we do all things and toward which we hasten is the blessed life in the world to come.
— Basil of Caesarea, HOMILY 19 ON PSALM 48

The faithful deserve to be at his right hand. They will judge in company with the Lord. They will pass into eternal peace and joy, so that they are rightly said to be exalted, for through the Lord's wondrous devotion they attain contemplation of the Lord himself.
— Cassiodorus, EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 14

When Christ shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father, then those living beings, because they have before this been made part of Christ's kingdom, shall also be delivered up along with the whole of that kingdom to the rule of the Father, so that, when "God shall be all in all," they also, since they are a part of all, may have God even in themselves, as he is in all things.
— Origen of Alexandria, ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 1.8

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Dictionary and topics

Adam — Red, a Babylonian word, the generic name for man, having the same meaning in the Hebrew and the Assyrian languages. It was the name given to the first man, whose creation, fall, and subsequent…
Immortality — Perpetuity of existence. The doctrine of immortality is taught in the Old Testament. It is plainly implied in the writings of Moses (Gen. 5:22, 24; 25:8; 37:35; 47:9; 49:29, comp. Heb. 11:13-16; Ex.…
Sin — Is “any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God” (1 John 3:4; Rom. 4:15), in the inward state and habit of the soul, as well as in the outward conduct of the life, whether by…
Body · Resurrection of — Resurrection of
Immortality · 2:11; — 2:11;
Power Of Christ, The · Shall subdue all power — Shall subdue all power
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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1 Corinthians 15:24

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:20-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 15:24

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:20-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:24

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 15:20-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:24-28