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1 Corinthians 15:57Resurrection argument
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Interpretation

Paul urges a thanks victory that is embodied in study and play. 1 Corinthians 15:57: trace "thanks" and "god". Give thanks victory through how disagreements are handled—teach the body new reflexes.

Context

In 1 Corinthians (Epistle/Letter), Paul closes the resurrection argument with doxology (1 Corinthians 15:57). “Victory” seals the chapter’s sweep: perishable to imperishable in Christ.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early sources associate 1 Corinthians with Paul. A common scholarly view of 1 Corinthians: widely regarded as Pauline.. Scholars commonly date 1 Corinthians AD 53–55. 1 Corinthians seems aimed at Church in Corinth.. The setting is the Resurrection argument (epistle/letter). Apostolic Community is especially relevant in this line. Community issues in Corinth form the backdrop for instruction.

More details
Traditional:Paul
Modern scholarship:Authentic Pauline.
Date:AD 53–55
Audience:Church in Corinth.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in thousands of manuscripts. Early papyri (P46, P66, P75) from the 2nd-3rd centuries, along with major uncials like Sinaiticus and Vaticanus (4th century), provide strong textual witness. Minor variants exist but do not alter the main meaning.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46
Cross References3
  • Romans 15:1
    Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
    CuratedStrength in Christ bears with the weak (Rom 15:1)
  • Philippians 4:6
    In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
    CuratedPrayerful trust displaces anxiety (Phil 4:6)
  • 2 Corinthians 4:16
    Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory, while we don't look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
    CuratedOuter self fading, inner renewed daily (2 Cor 4:16)