1 Corinthians 15:26 (LSB)

Passage

The last enemy to be abolished is death.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:24 Then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy to be abolished is death.

1 Corinthians 15:27 For He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.

1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "last", "enemy", "abolished", and "death". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "last" 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 has..." into verse 27's "For He has put all things in...", so "last" 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 "last" and "enemy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.