What Does 1 Corinthians 15:54 Mean?

“when”

whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as

“So”

but, and, etc

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“corruptible”

decayed, i.e., (by implication) perishable

“this”

that thing

“shall have put on”

to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)

“incorruption”

incorruptibility; genitive, unending existence; (figuratively) genuineness

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“mortal”

liable to die

“this”

that thing

“shall have put on”

to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)

“immortality”

deathlessness

“then”

the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)

“shall be brought to pass”

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the saying”

something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“that is written”

to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe

“is swallowed up”

to drink down, i.e., gulp entire (literally or figuratively)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“Death”

(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)

“in”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

“victory”

a conquest (concretely), i.e., (by implication) triumph