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1 Corinthians 15:41 — King James Version← Study notes

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 15:41Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:4117 words
GreekMeaning
ἄλληallē
One isadjectiveG243
δόξαdoxa
the glorynounG1391
ἡλίουhēliou
of the sunnounG2246
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἄλληallē
anotheradjectiveG243
δόξαdoxa
the glorynounG1391
σελήνηςselēnēs
of the moonnounG4582
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἄλληallē
anotheradjectiveG243
δόξαdoxa
the glorynounG1391
ἀστέρωνasterōn
of the starsnounG792
ἀστὴρastēr
starnounG792
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἀστέροςasteros
from starnounG792
διαφέρειdiapherei
differsverbG1308
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
δόξῃdoxē
glorynounG1391
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 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 differs from another star in glory.” And what means he by these expressions? Wherefore from the resurrection of the body did he throw himself into the discourse of the stars and the sun? He did not throw himself out, neither did he break off from his purpose; far from it: but he still keeps to it. For whereas he had established the doctrine concerning the resurrection,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 41 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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