1 Corinthians 15:5 (DRB)

Passage

And that he was seen by Cephas, and after that by the eleven.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all, which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried: and that he rose again on the third day according to the scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15:5 And that he was seen by Cephas, and after that by the eleven.

1 Corinthians 15:6 Then was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:7 After that, he was seen by James: then by all the apostles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seen", "cephas", "after", and "eleven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seen" and "cephas", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And that he was buried and that..." into verse 6's "Then was he seen by more than...", so "seen" and "cephas" 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 "seen" and "cephas" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.