1 Corinthians 15:7 (DRB)

Passage

After that, he was seen by James: then by all the apostles.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due tine.

1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Then was he seen by more than..." into verse 8's "And last of all he was seen...", so "after" and "seen" 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 "after" and "seen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.