1 Corinthians 15:27 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Corinthians 15:29 Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "subjection", "under", "feet", "says", and "evident". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "subjection", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "The last enemy to be abolished is..." into verse 28's "And when all things are subjected to...", so "all things" and "subjection" 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 "all things" and "subjection" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.