1 Corinthians 15:6

Amplified Bible

After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep [in death].

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
After that Christ appeared to more than 500 other believers at the same time. Most of them are still living today, but some have died.

Revised Standard Version
Then he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
After that he was sene of moo the five hodred brethren at once: of which many remayne vnto this daye and many are fallen aslepe.

Hebrew Names Version
Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.

International Standard Version
After that, he was seen by more than 500 brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.have fallen asleep">[fn]

New American Standard Bible
After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;

New Century Version
After that, Jesus was seen by more than five hundred of the believers at the same time. Most of them are still living today, but some have died.

Update Bible Version
then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;

Webster's Bible Translation
After that he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain to this present, but some have fallen asleep.

English Standard Version
Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

World English Bible
Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep.

Weymouth's New Testament
Afterwards He was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have now fallen asleep.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
aftirward he was seyn to mo than fyue hundrid britheren togidere, of whiche manye lyuen yit, but summe ben deed; aftirward he was seyn to James,

English Revised Version
then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

Berean Standard Bible
After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

Contemporary English Version
After this, he appeared to more than five hundred other followers. Most of them are still alive, but some have died.

American Standard Version
then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

Bible in Basic English
Then by more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, but some are sleeping;

Complete Jewish Bible
and afterwards he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, though some have died.

Darby Translation
Then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also have fallen asleep.

Etheridge Translation
6 and after them, he was seen of more than five hundred brethren together, many of whom survive [fn] till now, and some of them have slept.

Murdock Translation
and after that, he was seen by more than five hundred brethren at once; many of whom survive at the present time, and some of them sleep.

King James Version (1611)
And that hee was seene of aboue fiue hundred brethren at once: of whom the greater part remaine vnto this present, but some are fallen asleepe.

New Living Translation
After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.

New Life Bible
After that, more than 500 of His followers saw Him at one time. Most of them are still here, but some have died.

New Revised Standard
Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.

Geneva Bible (1587)
After that, he was seene of mo then fiue hudreth brethren at once: whereof many remaine vnto this present, and some also are asleepe.

George Lamsa Translation
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brethren at once; of whom a great many are still living though some are dead.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
After that, he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, - of whom, the greater number, remain until even now, but, some, have fallen asleep, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at once: of whom many remain until this present, and some are fallen asleep.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
After that, he was seene of mo then fiue hundred brethren at once: of which, many remayne vnto this day, & some are fallen a slepe.

Good News Translation
Then he appeared to more than five hundred of his followers at once, most of whom are still alive, although some have died.

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers and sisters at one time; most of them are still alive, but some have fallen asleep.

King James Version
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Lexham English Bible
then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, the majority of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

Literal Translation
Then He appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also fell asleep.

Young's Literal Translation
afterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
after that was he sene of mo then fyue hundreth brethren at once, wherof there are yet many alyue, but some are fallen aslepe.

Mace New Testament (1729)
after that, he was seen by above five hundred brethren at once: of whom the greater part remain alive to this day, but some are now dead.

New English Translation
Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

New King James Version
After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.

Simplified Cowboy Version
But he didn't stop there. He later showed himself to more'n five hundred other riders of the brand all at the same time. Most of 'em are still around today, although a few have gone over the final hill.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;

Legacy Standard Bible
After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.

Contextual Overview

¹Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith]. ²By this faith you are saved [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment]. ³For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], ⁴and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], ⁵and that He appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the Twelve. ⁶After that He appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep [in death].⁷Then He was seen by James, then by all the apostles, ⁸and last of all, as to one untimely (prematurely, traumatically) born, He appeared to me also. ⁹For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I [at one time] fiercely oppressed and violently persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he was: Matthew 28:10, Matthew 28:16, Matthew 28:17, Mark 16:7

are: 1 Corinthians 15:18, Acts 7:60, Acts 13:36, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 2 Peter 3:4

Reciprocal: Matthew 26:32 - I will Matthew 28:7 - he goeth Acts 1:15 - an 1 Corinthians 15:51 - We shall not

Cross-References

Genesis 15:3
And Abram continued, "Since You have given no child to me, one (a servant) born in my house is my heir."

Genesis 15:6
Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the LORD; and He counted (credited) it to him as righteousness (doing right in regard to God and man).

Genesis 15:14
"But on that nation whom your descendants will serve I will bring judgment, and afterward they will come out [of that land] with great possessions.

Genesis 15:20
and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Rephaim,

Psalms 106:31
And that was credited to him for righteousness, To all generations forever.

Romans 4:9
Is this blessing only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? For we say, "FAITH WAS CREDITED TO ABRAHAM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."

Romans 4:11
He received the sign of circumcision, a seal or confirmation of the righteousness which he had by faith while [he was still] uncircumcised—this was so that he would be the [spiritual] father of all who believe without being circumcised—so that righteousness would be credited to them,

2 Corinthians 5:19
that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people's sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].

Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called [by God], obeyed by going to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went, not knowing where he was going.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

After that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once,.... Not at, or near Jerusalem, for the number of the disciples that were together there, made but about an hundred and twenty, Acts 1:15 but in Galilee, where Christ, in the days of his flesh, had most chiefly conversed, most frequently preached and wrought his miracles, and where the number of his disciples and followers were very large: here he promised his disciples to go before them, and show himself to them after his resurrection, as he accordingly did, Matthew 26:32. And this being signified by the apostles to the brethren there, it is no wonder that there was such a number of them gathered on that occasion:

of whom the greater part remain unto this present; and so might be personally applied unto for the truth of this, was it necessary; it being but about five or six and twenty years ago at the writing of this epistle:

and some were fallen asleep; were dead, as it might be reasonably thought there were among so many, and in such a length of time; though doubtless these had surviving friends, relations, and acquaintance, to whom they had communicated this important case, and who were ready to attest what they had heard them in the most solemn manner declare.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Above five hundred brethren at once - More than 500 Christians or followers of Jesus at one time. This was probably in Galilee, where the Lord Jesus had spent the greater part of his public ministry, and where he had made most disciples. The place, however, is not designated, and, of course, cannot be known. It is remarkable that this fact is omitted by all the evangelists; but why they should have omitted so remarkable a proof of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, is unknown. There is a slight circumstance hinted at in Matthew 28:10, which may throw some light on this passage. After his resurrection, Jesus said to the women who were at the sepulchre, “Go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.” And in 1 Corinthians 15:16 it is said, “The eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.” Jesus had spent most of his public life in Galilee. He had made most of his disciples there.

It was proper, therefore, that those disciples, who would, of course, hear of his death, should have some public confirmation of the fact that he had risen. It is very probable, also, that the eleven who went down into Galilee after he rose would apprize the brethren there of what had been said to them, that Jesus would meet them on a certain mountain; and it is morally certain that they who had followed him in so great numbers in Galilee would be drawn together by the report that the Lord Jesus, who had been put to death, was about to be seen there again alive. Such is human nature, and such was the attachment of these disciples to the Lord Jesus, that it is morally certain a large concourse would assemble on the slightest rumor that such an occurrence was to happen. Nothing more would be necessary anywhere to draw a concourse of people than a rumor that one who was dead would appear again; and in this instance, where they ardently loved him, and when, perhaps, many believed that he would rise, they would naturally assemble in great numbers to see him once more. One thing is proved by this, that the Lord Jesus had many more disciples than is generally supposed. If there were five hundred who could be assembled at once in a single part of the land where he had preached, there is every reason to suppose that there were many more in other parts of Judea.

The greater part remain unto this present - Are now alive, and can be appealed to, in proof that they saw him. What more conclusive argument for the truth of his resurrection could there be than that 500 persons had seen him, who had been intimately acquainted with him in his life, and who had become his followers? If the testimony of 500 could not avail to prove his resurrection, no number of witnesses could. And if 500 people could thus be deceived, any number could; and it would be impossible to substantiate any simple matter of fact by the testimony of eye-witnesses.

But some are fallen asleep - Have died. This is the usual expression employed in the Scripture to describe the death of saints. It denotes:

1. The calmness and peace with which, they die, like sinking into a gentle sleep;
2. The hope of a resurrection, as we sink to sleep with the expectation of again awaking; see the John 11:11 note; 1 Corinthians 11:30 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 15:6. Above five hundred brethren at once — This was probably in Galilee, where our Lord had many disciples. See Matthew 28:16. What a remarkable testimony is this to the truth of our Lord's resurrection! Five hundred persons saw him at one time; the greater part of whom were alive when the apostle wrote, and he might have been confronted by many if he had dared to assert a falsity.