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Contemporary English Version

1 Corinthians 15:5

Christ appeared to Peter, then to the twelve.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Peter;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - Resurrection;   Thompson Chain Reference - Appears, Christ;   Christ;   Dead, the;   Mortality-Immortality;   Resurrection;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Death;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Day of the lord;   Gospel;   Peter;   Resurrection;   Teacher;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Appear, Appearance;   Numbers, Symbolic Meaning of;   Resurrection;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Annihilation;   Omnipotence of God;   Resurrection;   Resurrection of Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Luke, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Resurrection of Christ;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Luke, the Gospel According to;   Peter;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Confessions and Credos;   Cross, Crucifixion;   Disciples;   History;   Peter;   Preaching in the Bible;   Resurrection of Jesus Christ;   Tradition;   Word;   1 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Church Government;   Corinthians, First Epistle to the;   Eschatology;   Ethics;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Baptism;   Caesarea Philippi;   Gospel;   James ;   Numbers;   Paul (2);   Peter;   Preaching Christ;   Resurrection of Christ;   Surname;   Wisdom;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cephas ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Corinthians;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eleven, the;   Ministry;   Paul, the Apostle;   Pauline Theology;   Peter, Simon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for September 17;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for May 6;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 1;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve.
King James Version (1611)
And that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue.
King James Version
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
English Standard Version
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
New American Standard Bible
and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
New Century Version
and that he was seen by Peter and then by the twelve apostles.
Amplified Bible
and that He appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the Twelve.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Legacy Standard Bible
and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Berean Standard Bible
and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
Complete Jewish Bible
and he was seen by Kefa, then by the Twelve;
Darby Translation
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Easy-to-Read Version
and that he appeared to Peter and then to the twelve apostles.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue.
George Lamsa Translation
And that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve:
Good News Translation
that he appeared to Peter and then to all twelve apostles.
Lexham English Bible
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,
Literal Translation
and that He appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
American Standard Version
and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;
Bible in Basic English
And he was seen by Cephas; then by the twelve;
Hebrew Names Version
and that he appeared to Kefa, then to the twelve.
International Standard Version
and he was seen by Cephas,[fn] and then by the twelve.Matthew 28:17; Mark 16:14; Luke 24:34,36; John 20:19,26; Acts 10:41;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And he was seen of Kipha, and after him, of the twelve,
Murdock Translation
and that he was seen by Cephas; and after him, by the twelve:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue:
English Revised Version
and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;
World English Bible
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Afterwards he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once,
Weymouth's New Testament
and was seen by Peter, and then by the Twelve.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and that he was seyn to Cephas, and aftir these thingis to enleuene;
Update Bible Version
and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;
Webster's Bible Translation
And that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:
New English Translation
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
New King James Version
and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
New Living Translation
He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve.
New Life Bible
Christ was seen by Peter. After that, the twelve followers saw Him.
New Revised Standard
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And that he appeared unto Cephas, then, to the twelve,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And that he was seen by Cephas, and after that by the eleven.
Revised Standard Version
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and that he he was sene of Cephas then of the twelve.
Young's Literal Translation
and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and that he was sene of Cephas, then of the twolue:
Mace New Testament (1729)
that he was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:
Simplified Cowboy Version
He went and talked to Pete and the other twelve cowboys.

Contextual Overview

1 My friends, I want you to remember the message that I preached and that you believed and trusted. 2 You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing. 3 I told you the most important part of the message exactly as it was told to me. That part is: Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say. 4 He was buried, and three days later he was raised to life, as the Scriptures say. 5 Christ appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. 6 After this, he appeared to more than five hundred other followers. Most of them are still alive, but some have died. 7 He also appeared to James, and then to all of the apostles. 8 Finally, he appeared to me, even though I am like someone who was born at the wrong time. 9 I am the least important of all the apostles. In fact, I caused so much trouble for God's church that I don't even deserve to be called an apostle. 10 But God was kind! He made me what I am, and his wonderful kindness wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's kindness at work and not me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Luke 24:34, Luke 24:35

Cephas: 1 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Corinthians 3:22, 1 Corinthians 9:5, John 1:42

then: Mark 16:14, Luke 24:36-49, John 20:19-26, Acts 1:2-14, Acts 10:41

Reciprocal: Mark 16:7 - there John 16:16 - a little while John 20:25 - We Acts 1:3 - he showed Acts 13:31 - he was

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.
Genesis 13:16
I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.
Genesis 15:7
The Lord said to Abram, "I brought you here from Ur in Chaldea, and I gave you this land."
Genesis 15:8
Abram asked, " Lord God, how can I know the land will be mine?"
Genesis 16:10
I will give you a son, who will be called Ishmael, because I have heard your cry for help. And later I will give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all.
Genesis 22:17
"I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
Genesis 26:4
I will give you as many descendants as there are stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all of this land. They will be a blessing to every nation on earth,
Genesis 28:14
Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.
Exodus 32:13
Remember the solemn promise you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You promised that someday they would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and that you would give them land.
Deuteronomy 1:10
The Lord our God has blessed us, and so now there are as many of us as there are stars in the sky.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 alone;

then of the twelve; though there were then but eleven of them, Judas being gone from them, and having destroyed himself; and at the first appearance of Christ to them, there were but ten present, Thomas being absent; and yet because their original number, when first chosen and called, were twelve, they still went by the same name; see John 20:24. The appearance or appearances here referred to are those in John 20:19. The Vulgate Latin reads the "eleven"; and so the Claromontane exemplar.

g Apud Euseb. Eccl. Hist. l. 1. c. 12.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 mentions “names,” and refers to persons who “were then alive,” who could attest the truth of the resurrection. It may be observed, also, that Paul observes probably the exact “order” in which the Lord Jesus appeared to the disciples, though he does not mention all the instances. For an account of the persons to whom the Lord Jesus appeared after his resurrection, and the order in which it was done, see the notes on the Gospels.

Then of the twelve - The apostles; still called “the twelve,” though Judas was not one of them. It was common to call the apostles “the twelve.” Jesus appeared to the apostles at one time in the absence of Thomas John 20:19, John 20:24; and also to them when Thomas was present, John 20:24-29. Probably Paul here refers to the latter occasion, when all the surviving apostles were present.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 of the apostles, who, though at this time they were only eleven, were still called the twelve, because this was their original number, and a number which was afterward filled up. See John 20:24.


 
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