KJV King James Version
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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1 Corinthians 15:25
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
WEB World English Bible
For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
ASV American Standard Version
For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet—
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 15
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
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δεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryγὰρG1063 · garforαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heβασιλεύεινG936 · basileuōto reignἄχριG891 · achriuntilοὗG3739 · hos, hēwhichθῇG5087 · tithēmito placeπάνταςG3956 · pasallτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐχθροὺςG2190 · echthrosenemyὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Psalm 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.Hebrews 10:12-13But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;Matthew 22:44The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?Psalm 2:6-10Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.Hebrews 1:13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?Ephesians 1:22And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church,Mark 12:36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.Acts 2:34For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,Psalm 45:3-6Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.Luke 20:42-43And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
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