1 Corinthians 15:7

After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

1 Corinthians 15:7, King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:7 in other translations

BSB	Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
WEB	Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
ASV	then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;
YLT	afterwards he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
DARBY	Then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;
BBE	Then he was seen by James; then by all the Apostles.
Webster	After that he was seen by James; then by all the apostles.

What does 1 Corinthians 15:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. seen of James--the Less, the brother of our Lord (Ga 1:19). The Gospel according to the Hebrews, quoted by Jerome [On Illustrious Men, p. 170 D.], records that "James swore he would not eat bread from the hour that he drank the cup of the Lord, till he should see Him rising again from the dead." all the apostles--The term here includes many others besides "the Twelve" already enumerated (1Co 15:5): perhaps the seventy disciples (Lu 10:1) [Chrysostom].

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 7. After that, he was seen of James. This appearance is not recorded by the evangelists. It is mentioned in the fragment of the apocryphal gospel according to the Hebrews, which is, however, of no authority. It is probable that the Lord Jesus appeared often to the disciples, as he was forty days on earth after his resurrection, and the evangelists have only mentioned the more prominent instances, and enough to substantiate the fact of his resurrection. This James, the Fathers say, was James the Less, the brother or cousin-german of the Lord Jesus. The other James was dead (see Acts 12:1) when this epistle was written. This James, the author of the epistle that bears his name, was stationed in Jerusalem. When Paul went there, after his return from Arabia, he had an interview with James, (Gal 1:19, "But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother;") and it is highly probable that Paul would state to him the vision which he had of the Lord Jesus on his way to Damascus, and that James also would state to Paul the fact that he had seen him after he rose. This may be the reason why Paul here mentions the fact, because he had it from the lips of James himself.

Then of all the apostles. By all the apostles. Perhaps the occasion at the sea of Galilee, recorded in Jn 21:14. Or it is possible that he frequently met the apostles assembled together; and that Paul means to say, that during the forty days after his resurrection he was often seen by them.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 After that, he was seen of James - But where, and on what occasion, we are not told; nor indeed do we know which James is intended; James the son of Zebedee, or James the son of Alpheus. But one thing is sufficiently evident, from what is here said, that this James, of whom the apostle speaks, was still alive; for the apostle's manner of speaking justifies this conclusion. Then of all the apostles - Including, not only the eleven, but, as some suppose, the seventy-two disciples.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Chapter Outline The apostle proves the resurrection of Christ from the dead. (1-11) Those answered who deny the resurrection of the body. (12-19) The resurrection of believers to eternal life. (20-34) Objections against it answered. (35-50) The mystery of the change that will be made on those living at Christ's second coming. (51-54) The believer's triumph over death and the grave, An exhortation to diligence…

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1 Corinthians 15:7 in the original Greek

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ἔπειταepeitaThenG1899

ὤφθηōphthēHe appearedG3700

Ἰακώβῳ,Iakōbōto James,G2385

εἶταeitathenG1534

τοῖςtoisto theG3588

ἀποστόλοιςapostoloisapostlesG652

πᾶσιν.pasinall.G3956

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Cross references for 1 Corinthians 15:7

Luke 24:50
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
Acts 1:2-12
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. …
Luke 24:33
And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke 24:36
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Acts 12:17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Lu 24:50; Ac 1:2-12

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Context

1 Corinthians 15:6
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:7
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
1 Corinthians 15:8
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

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1 Corinthians 15:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Después apareció á Jacobo; después á todos los apóstoles.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Ensuite il a été vu de Jacques, puis de tous les apôtres;
German Elberfelder 1871	Danach erschien er Jakobus, dann den Aposteln allen;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	deinde visus est Jacobo, deinde Apostolis omnibus: