1 Corinthians 15:58 — Bible Verse Meaning & Context

1 Corinthians 15:58 reads: "Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." — from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians (Pauline epistle). The full verse is shown above with both the World English Bible (WEB) and King James Version (KJV) translations side by side.

1 Corinthians 15:58 is in the book of 1 Corinthians, traditionally attributed to Paul and written around c. 55 AD. 1 Corinthians is pauline epistle in the New Testament, originally addressed to A divided, immature church in cosmopolitan Corinth. Best known for the "love" chapter (1 Corinthians 13).

1 Corinthians 15:58 is primarily a Bible verse about Strength. Within 1 Corinthians, 1 Corinthians addresses divisions, immorality, lawsuits, marriage, idol food, worship disorder, and confusion about the resurrection in a young church. Read the full passage above with surrounding context.

1 Corinthians 15:58 in the World English Bible (WEB) reads: "Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.". The King James Version (KJV) reads: "Therefore5620, my3450 beloved27 brethren80, be ye1096 stedfast1476, unmoveable277, always3842 abounding4052 in1722 the work2041 of the Lord2962, forasmuch as ye know1492 that3754 your5216 labour2873 is2076 not3756 in vain2756 in1722 the Lord2962.". The WEB is a modern public-domain translation that updates the KJV's 1611 English while keeping a similar formal-equivalence style. Both render the same underlying Greek or Hebrew text.

1 Corinthians 15:58 is 26 words in the WEB translation (154 characters), broken into 6 clauses. It is a longer verse, often broken into smaller phrases for memorisation. Estimated reading time is about 8 seconds.

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1 Corinthians addresses divisions, immorality, lawsuits, marriage, idol food, worship disorder, and confusion about the resurrection in a young church. It contains the great love chapter (13) and Paul's definitive teaching on the resurrection of the body (15). 1 Corinthians 15:58 sits within this larger story — 1 Corinthians as a whole emphasises unity, wisdom, cross.

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