1 Corinthians 15:24

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“Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.”

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BSBPD

“Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“then--the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power--”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 15:24 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
  2. Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
  3. Daniel 7:14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
  4. Daniel 7:27Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
  5. Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
  6. Daniel 12:9“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
  7. Daniel 12:13But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”
  8. Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  9. Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  10. Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
  11. Matthew 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  12. Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
  13. Luke 10:22All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
  14. John 3:35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
  15. John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
  16. Romans 8:38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
  17. 1 Timothy 6:15which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
  18. 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

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