1 Corinthians 15 · Verse 41

1 Corinthians 15:41

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

1 Corinthians 15:41, King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:41 in other translations

BSB	The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
WEB	There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
ASV	There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory.
YLT	one glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star from star doth differ in glory.
DARBY	one the sun's glory, and another the moon's glory, and another the stars' glory; for star differs from star in glory.
BBE	There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for the glory of one star is different from that of another.
Webster	There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory.

What does 1 Corinthians 15:41 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 15:39-41

39-41. Illustrations of the suitability of bodies, however various, to their species: the flesh of the several species of animals; bodies celestial and terrestrial; the various kinds of light in the sun, moon, and stars, respectively. flesh--animal organism [De Wette]. He implies by the word that our resurrection bodies shall be in some sense really flesh, not mere phantoms of air [Estius]. So some of the oldest…

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 41. There is one glory of the sun, etc. The sun has one degree of splendour, and the moon another, and so also the stars. They differ from each other in magnitude, in brightness, in beauty. The idea in this verse differs from that in the former. In that 1Cor 15:40, Paul says, that there was a difference between the different classes of bodies; between those in heaven and those on earth. He here says, that in the former class, in the heavenly bodies themselves, there was a difference. They not only differed from those on earth, but they differed from each other. The sun was more splendid than the moon, and one star more beautiful than another. The idea here is, therefore, not only that the bodies of the saints in heaven shall differ from those on earth, but that they shall differ among themselves, in a sense somewhat like the difference of the splendour of the sun, the moon, and the different stars. Though all shall be unlike what they were on earth, and all shall be glorious, yet there may be a difference in that splendour and glory. The argument is, since we see so great differences in fact in the works of God, why should we doubt that he is able to make the human body different from what it is now, and to endow it with immortal and eternal perfection.

(b) "and another" Ps 19:4,5

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 41 There is one glory of the sun - As if he had said: This may be illustrated by the present appearance of the celestial bodies which belong to our system. The sun has a greater degree of splendor than the moon; the moon than the planets; and the planets than the stars. And even in the fixed stars, one has a greater degree of splendor than another, which may proceed either from their different magnitudes, or from the comparative proximity of some of them to our earth; but from which of these causes, or from what other cause unknown, we cannot tell, as it is impossible to ascertain the distance of any of the fixed stars; even the nearest of them being too remote to afford any sensible parallax, without which their distances cannot be measured. See the concluding observations, (1Cor 15:58 (note), points 1-8)

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:35-50

1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qualities? The former objection is that of those who opposed the doctrine, the latter of curious doubters. To the first the answer is, This was to be brought about by Divine power; that power which all may see does somewhat like…

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1 Corinthians 15:41 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἄλληallēOne [is]G243

δόξαdoxa[the] gloryG1391

ἡλίου,hēliouof [the] sun,G2246

καὶkaiandG2532

ἄλληallēanotherG243

δόξαdoxa[the] gloryG1391

σελήνης,selēnēsof [the] moon,G4582

καὶkaiandG2532

ἄλληallēanotherG243

δόξαdoxa[the] gloryG1391

ἀστέρων·asterōnof [the] stars;G792

ἀστὴρastērstarG792

γὰρgarforG1063

ἀστέροςasterosfrom starG792

διαφέρειdiaphereidiffersG1308

ἐνeninG1722

δόξῃ.¶doxēglory.G1391

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 15:41

Deuteronomy 4:19
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Psalms 148:3-5
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
Isaiah 24:23
Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
Job 31:26
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
Psalms 19:4-6
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Psalms 8:3
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ge 1:14; De 4:19; Job 31:26; Ps 8:3; 19:4-6; 148:3-5; Isa 24:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

1 Corinthians 15:40
There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
1 Corinthians 15:41
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
1 Corinthians 15:42
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

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1 Corinthians 15:41 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Otra es la gloria del sol, y otra la gloria de la luna, y otra la gloria de las estrellas: porque una estrella es diferente de otra en gloria.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	autre la gloire du soleil, et autre la gloire de la lune, et autre la gloire des étoiles, car une étoile diffère d’une autre étoile en gloire.
German Elberfelder 1871	eine andere die Herrlichkeit der Sonne, und eine andere die Herrlichkeit des Mondes, und eine andere die Herrlichkeit der Sterne; denn es unterscheidet sich Stern von Stern an Herrlichkeit.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Alia claritas solis, alia claritas lunæ, et alia claritas stellarum. Stella enim a stella differt in claritate: