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15:58 the work of the Lord Refers to the task of proclaiming the gospel message and obeying Jesus.


Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., … Bomar, D. (2012, 2016). Faithlife Study Bible (1 Co 15:58). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.


15:58 Almost anything we do in this life is vanity (Ec 1:2–3), but labor in the Lord has eternal value.


Akin, D. L. (2017). The Bible and Sexuality. In E. A. Blum & T. Wax (Eds.), CSB Study Bible: Notes (p. 1834). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.


58. beloved—Sound doctrine kindles Christian love.


steadfast—not turning aside from the faith of the resurrection of yourselves.


unmovable—not turned aside by others (1 Co 15:12; Col 1:23).


the work of the Lord—the promotion of Christ’s kingdom (Php 2:30).


not in vain—as the deniers of the resurrection would make it (1 Co 15:14, 17).


in the Lord—applying to the whole sentence and its several clauses: Ye, as being in the Lord by faith, know that your labor in the Lord (that is, labor according to His will) is not to be without its reward in the Lord (through His merits and according to His gracious appointment).






Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., & Brown, D. (1997). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Vol. 2, p. 296). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.