1 Corinthians 15:24
New International Version
Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.

New Living Translation
After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power.

English Standard Version
Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

Berean Literal Bible
then the end, when He shall hand over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He shall have annulled all dominion, and all authority and power.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.

New American Standard Bible
then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to our God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

NASB 1995
then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

NASB 1977
then comes the end, when He delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power.

Amplified Bible
After that comes the end (completion), when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has made inoperative and abolished every ruler and every authority and power.

Christian Standard Bible
Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he abolishes all rule and all authority and power.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then comes the end, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when He abolishes all rule and all authority and power.

American Standard Version
Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power.

Contemporary English Version
Then after Christ has destroyed all powers and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God the Father.

English Revised Version
Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the end will come. Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father as he destroys every ruler, authority, and power.

Good News Translation
Then the end will come; Christ will overcome all spiritual rulers, authorities, and powers, and will hand over the Kingdom to God the Father.

International Standard Version
Then the end will come, when after he has done away with every ruler and every authority and power, the Messiah hands over the kingdom to God the Father.

Majority Standard Bible
Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

NET Bible
Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

New Heart English Bible
Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
Later on, comes the End, when He is to surrender the Kingship to God, the Father, when He shall have overthrown all other government and all other authority and power.

World English Bible
Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God the Father, when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
then—the end, when He may deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father, when He may have made all rule useless, and all authority and power.

Berean Literal Bible
then the end, when He shall hand over the kingdom to the God and Father, when He shall have annulled all dominion, and all authority and power.

Young's Literal Translation
then -- the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power --

Smith's Literal Translation
Then the end, when he should deliver up the kingdom to God, and the Father; when he should leave unemployed every beginning and every authority and power.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Afterwards the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God and the Father, when he shall have brought to nought all principality, and power, and virtue.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Afterwards is the end, when he will have handed over the kingdom to God the Father, when he will have emptied all principality, and authority, and power.

New American Bible
then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power.

New Revised Standard Version
Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then will come 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And then the end will come, when he will deliver The Kingdom to God The Father, when he will destroy every Ruler and every Authority and all Powers.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Then comes the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down every principality and authority and power:

Godbey New Testament
then the end, when he may deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father, when he may destroy all government, all authority and power.

Haweis New Testament
Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, and the Father; when he shall have destroyed every dominion and every authority and power.

Mace New Testament
and then will be the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God even the father; after having abolished all rule, and all authority, and power.

Weymouth New Testament
Later on, comes the End, when He is to surrender the Kingship to God, the Father, when He shall have overthrown all other government and all other authority and power.

Worrell New Testament
Then comes the end, when He delivereth up the Kingdom to God, even His Father; when He shall abolish all rule and all authority and power;

Worsley New Testament
Then will be the end, when He shall have delivered up the kingdom to God even the Father; when He shall have abolished all rule, and all authority, and power.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Order of Resurrection
23But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him. 24Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. 25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.…

Cross References
Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Daniel 7:14
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Ephesians 1:20-22
which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, / far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. / And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Matthew 28:18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Psalm 110:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

Hebrews 1:13
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

Revelation 20:4-6
Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. / The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection. / Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

Colossians 1:16-20
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. / And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. ...

Acts 2:34-35
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

Psalm 2:6-9
“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” / I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. / Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. ...

Revelation 19:15-16
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. / And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Hebrews 2:8
and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.

Daniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.


Treasury of Scripture

Then comes 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.

cometh.

Daniel 12:4,9,13
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased…

Matthew 10:22
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Matthew 13:39,40
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels…

the kingdom.

Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Daniel 7:14,27
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed…

Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

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1 Corinthians 15
1. By Christ's resurrection,
12. he proves the necessity of our resurrection,
16. against all such as deny the resurrection of the body.
21. The fruit,
35. and the manner thereof;
51. and of the resurrection of those who shall be found alive at the last day.














Then the end will come
This phrase marks a significant eschatological moment in Christian theology. The Greek word for "end" is "telos," which implies not just cessation but fulfillment or completion. In the context of 1 Corinthians 15, it refers to the culmination of God's redemptive plan. Historically, this has been understood as the final consummation of history, where God's purposes are fully realized. It is a moment of hope and anticipation for believers, signifying the ultimate victory over sin and death.

when He hands over the kingdom
The act of handing over the kingdom is a profound moment of divine order and submission. The Greek word "paradidomi" is used here, meaning to deliver or entrust. This reflects the perfect unity and harmony within the Trinity, where the Son willingly submits to the Father. It underscores the Christian belief in the sovereignty of God and the fulfillment of His divine plan. This handing over signifies the completion of Christ's mediatorial work and the establishment of God's eternal reign.

to God the Father
This phrase emphasizes the centrality of God the Father in the divine economy. It highlights the relational aspect of the Trinity, where the Son, having accomplished His mission, returns the kingdom to the Father. This act is not one of subordination but of divine order and love. It reflects the ultimate goal of creation and redemption: to glorify God the Father. Historically, this has been a cornerstone of orthodox Christian belief, affirming the distinct roles within the Godhead.

after He has destroyed
The word "destroyed" comes from the Greek "katargeo," meaning to abolish or render powerless. This indicates the complete and final defeat of all opposing forces. In the biblical narrative, this destruction is not merely physical but spiritual, signifying the eradication of all that stands against God's will. It is a promise of ultimate justice and restoration, where evil is vanquished, and God's righteousness prevails.

all dominion, authority, and power
These terms refer to various levels of spiritual and earthly opposition to God's rule. "Dominion" (Greek: "arche"), "authority" (Greek: "exousia"), and "power" (Greek: "dunamis") encompass all forms of governance and influence that are contrary to God's kingdom. Historically, these have been interpreted as both human and demonic forces. Theologically, this assures believers of the comprehensive nature of Christ's victory. It is a declaration that no force, whether seen or unseen, can withstand the power of God. This promise provides hope and assurance to Christians, affirming that God's kingdom will ultimately triumph over all.

(24-28) When he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father.--The Apostle carries on the thought of a triumph which the use of the word "troop" in the previous verse had commenced or suggested. There rises before the prophetic vision of St. Paul the final triumph of Christ over all evil, over all power, and the Son giving up to the Father (not His humanity, which is "for ever and ever"--Luke 1:32-33) the kingdom of this world, which in His humanity He conquered for the Father as well as for Himself. He will, the moment He becomes conqueror, sit down with the Father on His throne. Christ laying the spoils of a conquered world at the foot of the throne of the Father, shows, by that supreme act of self-sacrifice, that in His office as Redeemer He came, not to do His own will, but the will of the Father. In this sense the Son Himself, as Redeemer, is "put under Him"--God is all in all. We must clearly remember that the Apostle is here speaking of the Son as Redeemer, and is not penetrating into the deeper mysteries of the relation of the Persons in the Godhead. (See John 17:5; Hebrews 1:8.)

(24) All rule and all authority and power.--Not only hostile rule and authority and power, but all intermediate rule of any sort, good and bad. The direct government by God of all creatures is to be at last attained. All the interventions of authority and power which the fall of man rendered necessary will be needless when the complete triumph of Christ comes in. Thus Humanity, having for ages shared the condition of fallen Adam, will be finally restored to the state of unfallen Adam. Man will see God, and be ruled by God face to face.

Verse 24. - The end. That "end of all things," beyond which the vision of Christian eschatology does not look. When he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God. The "kingdom" delivered up is not that of the coequal Godhead, but the mediatorial kingdom. The Divine kingdom "shall have no end" (Luke 1:33, etc.), and "shall not pass away" (Daniel 7:13). But the mediatorial kingdom shall end in completion when the redemptive act has achieved its final end. When he shall have put down; rather, shall have annulled or abolished. All rule. Because then "the kingdoms of the world" shall all "have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ" (Revelation 11:15).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Then
εἶτα (eita)
Adverb
Strong's 1534: A particle of succession, then, moreover.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

end [will come],
τέλος (telos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.

when
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

He hands over
παραδιδῷ (paradidō)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

kingdom
βασιλείαν (basileian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 932: From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.

to God
Θεῷ (Theō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

[the]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Father
Πατρί (Patri)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

after
ὅταν (hotan)
Conjunction
Strong's 3752: When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.

He has destroyed
καταργήσῃ (katargēsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2673: From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively.

all
πᾶσαν (pasan)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

dominion,
ἀρχὴν (archēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief.

authority,
ἐξουσίαν (exousian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

power.
δύναμιν (dynamin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1411: From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.


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