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1 Corinthians 6:14
By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian congregation while correcting their dismissal of bodily ethics and sexual immorality. He interrupts their argument about physical appetites to anchor the discussion in divine resurrection power.
The words — ἤγειρεν (ēgeiren) translates literally as “has raised up,” and θεὸς (theos) names God as the subject. The text states that God exercised power to raise the Lord and will exercise the same power to raise believers.
The thread — This resurrection pattern runs through 2 Corinthians 4:14, Romans 8:11, and Ephesians 1:19. These passages consistently link God’s past action toward Christ with His future action toward believers.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to treat their present physical conduct as ethically significant because it will be resurrected. It demands alignment of current bodily behavior with the guaranteed future reality of divine raising.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 4:14 knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.
- Romans 8:11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
- Ephesians 1:19 and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
- Philippians 3:21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Acts 2:24 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
- John 6:39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
- Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
- John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
- Acts 17:31 For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”