1 Corinthians 15:53 (YLT)

Passage

for it behoveth this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 15:51 lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;

1 Corinthians 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, in the last trumpet, for it shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we--we shall be changed:

1 Corinthians 15:53 for it behoveth this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;

1 Corinthians 15:54 and when this corruptible may have put on incorruption, and this mortal may have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the word that hath been written, `The Death was swallowed up--to victory;

1 Corinthians 15:55 where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behoveth", "corruptible", "incorruption", "mortal", and "immortality". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behoveth" and "corruptible", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 52's "in a moment in the twinkling of..." into verse 54's "and when this corruptible may have put...", so "behoveth" and "corruptible" 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 "corruptible" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.