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1 Corinthians 15:18 — King James Version← Study notes

Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.


1 Corinthians 15:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:187 words
GreekMeaning
ἄραara
ThenwordG685
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
κοιμηθέντεςkoimēthentes
having fallen asleepverbG2837
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἀπώλοντοapōlonto
have perishedverbG622
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:18

“Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.” “And why speak I of you,” says he, “when all those also are perished, who have done all and are no longer subject to the uncertainty of the future?” But by the expression, “in Christ,” he means either “in the faith,” or “they who died for His sake, who endured many perils, many miseries, who walked in the narrow way. ” Where are those foul-mouthed Manichees who say that by the resurrection here means the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 39 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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