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.
KJV
ἔπειτα ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς ἐφάπαξ, ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείονες μένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι, τινὲς δὲ ἐκοιμήθησαν·
Greek NT
deinde visus est plus quam quingentis fratribus simul : ex quibus multi manent usque adhuc, quidam autem dormierunt :
Vulgate
then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;
ASV
Then was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- πλείονες — SBLGNT
- πλείονες — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πλείους — Robinson-Pierpont
- δὲ — SBLGNT
- δὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + καὶ — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Christ rose bodily from the dead on the third day, and the empty tomb is the proof that His body did not see corruption. He appeared to His disciples with the wounds still visible — Thomas placed his hand in the nail marks. If Christ is not risen, our faith is vain; but He is risen, and His resurrection is the pledge of our own. Cyril lists the witnesses: the women, the apostle…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:18 — Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
- 1Thess 4:13 — But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
- Acts 1:15 — And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
- Acts 13:36 — For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
- Mark 16:7 — But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
- Matt 28:10 — Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.