1 Corinthians 15:8 (GNV)

Passage

And last of all he was seene also of me, as of one borne out of due time.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seene of more then fiue hudreth brethren at once: whereof many remaine vnto this present, and some also are asleepe.

1 Corinthians 15:7 After that, he was seene of Iames: then of all the Apostles.

1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all he was seene also of me, as of one borne out of due time.

1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not meete to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God.

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God, I am that I am: and his grace which is in me, was not in vaine: but I laboured more aboundantly then they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "last", "seene", "borne", and "time". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "last" and "seene", 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 seene of Iames..." into verse 9's "For I am the least of the...", so "last" and "seene" 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 "seene" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.