1 Corinthians 15:25 (YLT)

Passage

for it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet--

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:23 and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,

1 Corinthians 15:24 then--the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power--

1 Corinthians 15:25 for it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet--

1 Corinthians 15:26 the last enemy is done away--death;

1 Corinthians 15:27 for all things He did put under his feet, and, when one may say that all things have been subjected, <FI>it is<Fi> evident that He is excepted who did subject the all things to him,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behoveth", "reign", "till", "enemies", "under", and "feet--". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behoveth" and "reign", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "then--the end when he may deliver up..." into verse 26's "the last enemy is done away--death...", so "behoveth" and "reign" 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 "behoveth" and "reign" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.