1 Corinthians 15:8 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me hath not been void: but I have laboured more abundantly than all they. Yet not I, but the grace of God with me:

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "After that he was seen by James..." into verse 9's "For I am the least of the...", so "last" 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 "last" and "seen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.