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Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
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Commentators explain that when Paul uses the word "mystery," he isn't referring to something confusing or unknowable. Instead, he is revealing a specific divine truth for the first time: the fate of believers who are alive at Christ's return. This was a question not previously answered in Scripture.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, I show you. This commences the third subject of inquiry in the chapter—the question, what will become of those who are al…
A mystery (μυστηριον). He does not claim that he has explained everything. He has drawn a broad parallel which opens the door of h…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, I shew you a mystery.—It is better to take these words as referring to what follows rather than (as some have don…
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Baptist
And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cann…
Paul now comes to the conclusion of his argument for the resurrection. God’s people must have more than the natural body to inherit the eternal kin…
16th Century
Protestant
Until now, he has included two points in his reasoning. In the first place, he shows that there will be a resurrection from the dead: …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I show you a mystery Or a secret, which could never have been discovered by reason, or the light of nature, …
Not all saints will die, but all will be changed. In the gospel, many truths, previously hidden in mystery, are made known. Death will never appear…
13th Century
Catholic
After responding to the question on the quality of the resurrection, the Apostle then responds to the question that was asked about the manner and …
