1 Corinthians 15:8

And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
last	ἔσχατον eschaton	G2078	farthest · adjective — accusative singular neuter
all	πάντων pantōn	G3956	all · adjective — genitive plural neuter
seen	ὤφθη ōphthē	G3700	to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
also	κἀγώ kagṓ	G2504	so also the dative case
as	ὡσπερεὶ hōsperei	G5619	just as if · conjunction
one	τῷ tō	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — dative singular neuter
time	ἐκτρώματι ektrōmati	G1626	a miscarriage (abortion) · noun — dative singular neuter

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
Acts 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these thing…
Acts 18:9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Acts 22:18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared u…
Acts 9:3-6 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice…
2 Corinthians 12:1-6 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

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. Whether they turned this doctrine into allegory, as did Hymeneus and Philetus, by saying it was already past (Ti2 2:17, Ti2 2:18), and several of the ancient heretics, by making it mean no more than a changing of their course of life; or whether they rejected it as absurd, upon principles of reason and science; it seems they denied it in the proper sense. And they disowned a future state of recompences, by denying the resurrection of the dead. Now that heathens and infidels should deny this truth does not seem so strange; b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:8

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 born [GROTIUS]. Compare the similar image from childbirth, and by the same spiritual power, the resurrection of Christ (Pe1 1:3). "Begotten again by the resurrection of Jesus." Jesus' appearance to Paul,…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:8

And last of all - of me also - It seems that it was essential to the character of a primitive apostle that he had seen and conversed with Christ; and it is evident, from the history of Saul's conversion, Act 9:4-7 (note), that Jesus Christ did appear to him; and he pleaded this ever after as a proof of his call to the apostleship. And it does not appear that, after this time, Jesus ever did make any personal discovery of himself to any one. As of one born out of due time - The apostle considers himself as coming after the time in which Jesus Christ personally conversed with his disciples; and that, therefore, to see him at all, he must see him in this extraordinary way. Some have entered int…

The Church Fathers

Paul compares himself here to an aborted fetus which is not even regarded by some as fully born.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 266

By "untimely" Paul means that he was born again outside time, because he received his apostleship from Christ after the latter had ascended into heaven.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

Remember in your prayers the Church in Syria, which now has God for its shepherd, instead of me. Jesus Christ alone will oversee it, and your love [will also regard it]. But as for me, I am ashamed to be counted one of them; for indeed I am not worthy, as being the very last of them, and one born out of due time. But I have obtained mercy to be somebody, if I shall attain to God. My spirit salutes you, and the love of the Churches that have received me in the name of Jesus Christ, and not as a mere passer-by. For even those Churches which were not near to me in the way, I mean according to the flesh, have gone before me, city by city, [to meet me.]
— Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans

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Dictionary and topics

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.…
Resurrection of Christ — One of the cardinal facts and doctrines of the gospel. If Christ be not risen, our faith is vain (1 Cor. 15:14). The whole of the New Testament revelation rests on this as an historical fact. On the…
Apostles, The · Witnesses of the resurrection and ascension of Christ — Witnesses of the resurrection and ascension of Christ
Decision · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Paul · His vision and conversion — His vision and conversion
Resurrection Of Christ, The · He appeared after to: Paul — He appeared after to: Paul

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1 Corinthians 15:8

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 15:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 15:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 15:8

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 15:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:8-9