1 Corinthians 15:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὅτι ὤφθη Κηφᾷ, εἶτα τοῖς δώδεκα:

Transliteration

And that he ōphthē Kēpha, eita the dōdeka

Grammar Details

• *ōphthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was seen/appeared
• *Kēpha*: dative, masculine, singular - Cephas/Peter
• *eita*: adverb - then/next
• *dōdeka*: dative, masculine, plural with article - twelve

Word Meanings

• *ōphthē*: was seen/appeared/showed himself
• *Kēpha*: Cephas/Peter (Aramaic name)
• *eita*: then/next/afterwards
• *dōdeka*: twelve/the twelve disciples

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and that he he was sene of Cephas then of the twelve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and that he was sene of Cephas, then of the twolue:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And that he was seene of Cephas, then of the twelue:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he was seen by Cephas; then by the twelve;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 16:14 : 14 Later, as they were reclining at the table, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not believed those who had seen him after he was raised.
• Acts 10:41 : 41 not by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
• 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'
• 1 Cor 3:22 : 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours,
• 1 Cor 9:5 : 5 Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
• Luke 24:34-49 : 34 They were saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread. 36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?" 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." 40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and some honeycomb, 43 and he took it and ate it before them. 44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms." 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day. 47 And repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.
• John 1:42 : 42 Then he brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, 'You are Simon son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas' (which when translated is Peter).
• John 20:19-26 : 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, with the doors locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.' 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, I am also sending you.' 22 After saying this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.' 23 If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are retained. 24 But Thomas, one of the Twelve, who was called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples were telling him, 'We have seen the Lord!' But he said to them, 'Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.' 26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.'
• Acts 1:2-9 : 2 Until the day He was taken up to heaven, after He had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen. 3 After His suffering, He presented Himself alive to them with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 4 While He was with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, "You have heard from Me." 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. 6 So when they had come together, they asked Him, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority." 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 9 After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. 10 As they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, suddenly two men in white robes stood beside them. 11 They said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him go into heaven." 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying—Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James. 14 They all continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.