1 Corinthians 15:26 (WEB)

Passage

The last enemy that will be abolished is death.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:24 Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have 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 that will be abolished is death.

1 Corinthians 15:27 For, “He put all things in subjection under his feet.”Psalm 8:6 But when he says, “All things are put in subjection”, it is evident that he is excepted who subjected all things to him.

1 Corinthians 15:28 When all things have been subjected to him, then the Son will also himself be subjected to him who subjected all things to him, 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 put all things in subjection...", 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.