1 Corinthians 15:26 (DRB)

Passage

And the enemy, death, shall be destroyed last: For he hath put all things under his feet. And whereas he saith:

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:24 Afterwards the end: when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God and the Father: when he shall have brought to nought all principality and power and virtue.

1 Corinthians 15:25 For he must reign, until he hath put all his enemies under his feet.

1 Corinthians 15:26 And the enemy, death, shall be destroyed last: For he hath put all things under his feet. And whereas he saith:

1 Corinthians 15:27 All things are put under him; undoubtedly, he is excepted, who put all things under him.

1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then the Son also himself shall be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "enemy", "death", "shall", "destroyed", "last", "hath", and "under". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "enemy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "For he must reign until he hath..." into verse 27's "All things are put under him undoubtedly...", so "all things" and "enemy" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "enemy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.