1 Corinthians 15:5

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: SEEN OF CEPHAS - Peter (). THE TWELVE - the round number for "the eleven" (; ). "The twelve" was their ordinary appellation. Possibly, too, Matthias was present (Acts 1:22). Delta G f g, Vulgate, read 'the eleven;' but 'Aleph (') A B, "the twelve....

5._That he was seen by Cephas _He now brings forward _eye witnesses, ( _ αὐτόπτας _) _as they are called by Luke, (Luke 1:2,) who saw the accomplishment of what the Scriptures had foretold would take place. He does not, however, adduce them all, for he makes no mention of women. When, therefore, he says that he appeared first to Peter, you are to understand by this that he is put before all the _men, _so that there is nothing inconsistent with this in the statement of Mark (Mark 16:9) that _he appeared to Mary. _ But how is it that he says, that _he appeared to the twelve, _when, after the death of Judas, there were only eleven remaining? Chrysostom is of opinion that this took place after Matthias had been chosen in his room. Others have chosen rather to correct

1-11 The word resurrection, usually points out our existence beyond the grave. Of the apostle's doctrine not a trace can be found in all the teaching of philosophers. The doctrine of Christ's death and resurrection, is the foundation of Christianity. Remove this, and all our hopes for eternity sink at once. And it is by holding this truth firm, that Christians stand in the day of trial, and are kept faithful to God. We believe in vain, unless we keep in the faith of the gospel. This truth is confirmed by Old Testament prophecies; and many saw Christ after he was risen. This apostle was highly favoured, but he always had a low opinion of himself, and expressed it. When sinners are, by Divine grace, turned into saints, God causes the remembrance of former sins to make them humble, diligent, and faithful. He ascribes to Divine grace all that was valuable in him. True believers, though not...

Verse 1 Corinthians 15:5. _THAT HE WAS SEEN OF CEPHAS, THEN OF THE TWELVE_] This refers to the journey to Emmaus, Luke 24:13, Luke 24:34; and to what is related Mark 16:14. _THEN OF THE TWELVE_] Instead of δωδεκα, _twelve_, ενδεκα, _eleven_, is the reading of D*EFG, _Syriac_ in the margin, some of the _Slavonic, Armenian, Vulgate, Itala_, and several of the _fathers_; and this reading is supported by Mark 16:14. Perhaps the term _twelve_ is used here _merely_ to point out the society o

AND THAT HE WAS SEEN OF CEPHAS - Peter; See the note at John 1:42. The resurrection of Christ was A fact to be proved, like all other facts, by competent and credible witnesses. Paul, therefore, appeals to the witnesses who had attested, or who yet lived to attest, the truth of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and shows that it was not possible that so many witnesses should have been deceived. As this was not the first time in which the evidence had been stated to them, and as his purpose was merely to remind them of what they had heard and believed, he does not adduce all the witnesses to the event, but refers only to the more important ones. He does not, therefore, mention the woman to whom the Saviour first appeared, nor does he refer to all the times when the Lord Jesus manifested himself to his disciples. But he does not refer to them in general merely, but men

EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 _The doctrine of the resurrection. _This chapter, and the thirteenth, on Christian love, stand out, even among the writings of St. Paul, as pre-eminently beautiful and important. No human words ever written have brought such comfort to millions of mourners as the words of this chapter, which form a part of the Burial Service of almost every Christian community. It is the more deeply imprinted on the memory of men because it comes to us in the most solemn hours of bereavement, when we have most need of a living faith. The chapter falls into six sections. 1. The evidence of Christ's resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1). 2. The resurrection of Christ is the foundati

AND THAT HE WAS SEEN OF CEPHAS,.... Or Simon Peter; for Cephas was a name given him by Christ, John 1:42. This was not another Cephas, one of the seventy disciples, as Clemens suggests g, but the Apostle Peter himself, to whom it is certain the Lord appeared. Not that he was the first person by whom Christ was seen after his resurrection, for he first appeared to Mary Magdalene, Mark 16:9 but the testimony of the women the apostle omits, and it seems as if Peter was the first of the men that saw Christ when risen, see Luke 24:34. Whether he was one of the disciples that went to Emmaus, to whom Christ joined himself, and entered into discourse with, is not certain; it should rather seem, that the appearance here referred to was when he was a

1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren I declare unto you the gospel_ Mark that Paul writes concerning «the gospel.» We shall see now what «the gospel» is. 1 Corinthians 15:1. _Which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;_ That is the central truth of the gospel. 1 Corinthians 15:4. _And that he was buried,_ That is an essential part of the gospel.

THEN (_ See Scofield) - (Mark 16:14). _...

1 CORINTHIANS 15:5 dw,deka Instead of recognizing that dw,deka is used here as an official designation, several witnesses, chiefly Western, have introduced the pedantic correction e[ndeka (D* F G 330 464* it vg syrhmg goth Archelaus Eusebius Ambrosiaster Jerome Pelagius mssacc to Augustine John-Damascus). Compare the similar correction at Acts 1:26....