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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And last of all, He appeared also to me, as to <i>one of</i> untimely birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and last of all, as it were to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Last of all, as to one born at the wrong time, he also appeared to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Last of all, as to one abnormally born, He also appeared to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and last of all, as to the child untimely born, he appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Finally, he appeared to me, even though I am like someone who was born at the wrong time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and last of all, as unto one born out of due time, he appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Last of all, he also appeared to me. I'm like an aborted fetus [who was given life].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Last of all he appeared also to me--even though I am like someone whose birth was abnormal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and finally he was seen by me, as though I were born abnormally late.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Last of all, as though to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And last of all he was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And last of all, as to one of untimely birth, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And last of all—as to the untimely birth—He also appeared to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And last of all, He appeared also to me, as to <i>one of</i> untimely birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And last of all -- as to the untimely birth -- he appeared also to me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And last of all exactly as an abortive, was he also seen by me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And last of all, he was seen also by me, as if I were someone born at the wrong time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And last of all he appeared to me also, ignorant and imperfectly developed as I was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But to the last of all of them, as if to an aborted baby, he appeared also to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Last of all, he was seen by me also, as one untimely born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But last of all he was seen by me, as one born out of due time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And last of all he was seen also by me, who am but as an abortion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and last of all, he was seen by me too, who am as it were an abortive;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And last of all, as to one of untimely birth, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and, last of all, as to <i>one</i> born out of time, He appeared to me also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And last of all He appeared to me also, as one born out of due time: for I am the lest of the apostles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=3292" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/15.htm">The Resurrection of Christ</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/2078.htm" title="2078: eschaton (Adj-ANS) -- Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.">last</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">of all</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: ōphthē (V-AIP-3S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">He appeared</a> <a href="/greek/2504.htm" title="2504: kamoi (PPro-D1S) -- To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.">to me also,</a> <a href="/greek/5619.htm" title="5619: hōsperei (Adv) -- Just as if, as it were. From hosper and ei; just as if, i.e. As it were.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to one</a> <a href="/greek/1626.htm" title="1626: ektrōmati (N-DNS) -- From a comparative of ek and titrosko; a miscarriage, i.e. untimely birth.">of untimely birth.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-6</a></span><br />As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. / He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” / “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-6.htm">Acts 22:6-10</a></span><br />About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. / I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’ / ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-12.htm">Acts 26:12-18</a></span><br />In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. / About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions. / We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15-16</a></span><br />But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased / to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-12.htm">1 Timothy 1:12-16</a></span><br />I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service. / I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. / And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm">2 Corinthians 12:1-4</a></span><br />I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. / I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. / And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-12.htm">Philippians 3:12</a></span><br />Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-22.htm">Acts 1:22</a></span><br />beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-1.htm">1 Corinthians 9:1</a></span><br />Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Romans 1:1</a></span><br />Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8-9</a></span><br />Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4-5</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1</a></span><br />In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Exodus 3:4</a></span><br />When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-12.htm">Judges 6:12-14</a></span><br />And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” / The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.</p><p class="hdg">he was.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/9-1.htm">1 Corinthians 9:1</a></b></br> Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-5,17</a></b></br> And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9</a></b></br> Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:</p><p class="hdg">one born out of due time.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/3-16.htm">Abortion</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-7.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-12.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-12.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">Due</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">Last</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-40.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-27.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Untimely</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-6.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/3-16.htm">Abortion</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Born</a> <a href="/galatians/4-1.htm">Child</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-13.htm">Due</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-26.htm">Last</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/revelation/6-13.htm">Untimely</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-2.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-1.htm">By Christ's resurrection,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-12.htm">he proves the necessity of our resurrection, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-16.htm">against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-21.htm">The fruit,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-35.htm">and the manner thereof;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And last of all</b><br>This phrase indicates the finality of the appearances of the risen Christ. Paul emphasizes that he was the last to witness the resurrected Jesus, underscoring the completion of the post-resurrection appearances. This is significant in establishing the credibility and authority of Paul's apostleship, as he was not among the original disciples. The phrase also highlights the unique nature of Paul's encounter with Christ, which occurred after the ascension.<p><b>He appeared to me also</b><br>Paul's encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus (<a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-6</a>) is a pivotal moment in his life and ministry. This appearance is distinct from the others because it was a vision rather than a physical meeting. It underscores the transformative power of Christ's resurrection, as Paul, once a persecutor of Christians, becomes a devoted apostle. This appearance validates Paul's message and mission, aligning him with the other apostles who witnessed the resurrected Jesus.<p><b>as to one of untimely birth</b><br>The term "untimely birth" (Greek: ektroma) can be understood as an abnormal or premature birth. Paul uses this metaphor to express his sense of unworthiness and the abrupt, unexpected nature of his conversion. It reflects his humility and acknowledgment of God's grace in calling him to be an apostle. This imagery may also connect to the prophetic theme of God's unexpected choices, as seen in the calling of unlikely individuals throughout Scripture, such as David or Moses. Paul's use of this term highlights the miraculous and sovereign work of God in his life, transforming him from a persecutor to a proclaimer of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, who refers to himself as "one of untimely birth," indicating his unique and unexpected calling as an apostle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The risen Lord who appeared to Paul, marking a pivotal moment in Paul's life and ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_road_to_damascus.htm">The Road to Damascus</a></b><br>The event where Paul encountered the risen Christ, leading to his conversion and subsequent apostleship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>The city where the recipients of this letter resided, a significant center of early Christianity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_resurrection_appearances.htm">The Resurrection Appearances</a></b><br>The series of post-resurrection appearances of Jesus to His disciples and others, affirming His victory over death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_grace_of_god_in_calling.htm">The Grace of God in Calling</a></b><br>Paul's reference to himself as "one of untimely birth" highlights the grace of God in calling him despite his past as a persecutor of the church. This underscores that God's grace can reach anyone, regardless of their past.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_resurrection.htm">The Importance of the Resurrection</a></b><br>The appearance of the risen Christ to Paul is a testament to the reality and power of the resurrection. It serves as a foundation for Christian faith and hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_encounter_with_christ.htm">Personal Encounter with Christ</a></b><br>Paul's transformation began with a personal encounter with Jesus. This emphasizes the necessity of a personal relationship with Christ for true spiritual transformation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_service.htm">Humility in Service</a></b><br>Despite his significant role in the early church, Paul acknowledges his unworthiness, teaching us the importance of humility in our service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_testimony.htm">The Power of Testimony</a></b><br>Paul's testimony of encountering the risen Christ is a powerful witness to the truth of the Gospel. Our personal testimonies can also be effective tools for sharing our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_jesus's_resurrection.htm">What evidence supports Jesus Christ's resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_acts_and_paul's_letters_differ.htm">Why does the Book of Acts contradict Paul’s letters in describing his conversion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_differ_on_jesus'_appearances.htm">Why does Paul refer to Jesus' resurrection appearances differently than the Gospel accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_paul's_temple_vision.htm">Acts 22:17–21 – Are there historical or archaeological records supporting Paul’s supposed vision in the temple? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Last of all, as to an untimely born one he appeared also to me.</span> The Apostle here distinctly states that he saw the Lord at the time of his conversion as really as St. Peter and others had seen him, though with touching pathos and strongly marked emphasis he adds that it was not at the same time as the "firstborn" had seen Him, but only as an "untimely born" one.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He was seen of me also.</span> The reference undoubtedly is to the vision on the road to Damascus (<a href="/acts/9-5.htm">Acts 9:5</a>; <a href="/acts/22-14.htm">Acts 22:14</a>; <a href="/acts/26-16.htm">Acts 26:16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">As of one born out of due time;</span> literally, <span class="accented">as to the abortive born.</span> The word means "the untimely fruit of a woman," a child born out of the due time or natural course; and hence "diminutive" and "weakly." The Greek <span class="accented">ektroma</span> is represented by the Latin <span class="accented">abortivus.</span> St. Paul, when he remembered the lateness of his conversion, and his past persecution of the saints, regards himself as standing in this relation to the twelve. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">last</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔσχατον</span> <span class="translit">(eschaton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2078.htm">Strong's 2078: </a> </span><span class="str2">Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντων</span> <span class="translit">(pantōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He appeared</span><br /><span class="grk">ὤφθη</span> <span class="translit">(ōphthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me also,</span><br /><span class="grk">κἀμοί</span> <span class="translit">(kamoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2504.htm">Strong's 2504: </a> </span><span class="str2">To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="grk">ὡσπερεὶ</span> <span class="translit">(hōsperei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5619.htm">Strong's 5619: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just as if, as it were. From hosper and ei; just as if, i.e. As it were.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [one]</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of untimely birth.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκτρώματι</span> <span class="translit">(ektrōmati)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1626.htm">Strong's 1626: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a comparative of ek and titrosko; a miscarriage, i.e. untimely birth.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all as to (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 15:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 15:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>