What Does 1 Corinthians 15:8 Mean in the King James?
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The risen Jesus appears to the person who describes his own arrival with an image of miscarriage.
THE MEANING
The risen Jesus appears even where a person’s story feels out of season or marked by damage. The verse lets that painful self-image remain visible without making it the boundary of who can encounter him.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
That a life marked by damage or the wrong timing is beyond the reach of the risen Jesus.
THE ROOT
ἔκτρωμα
ektrōma
GROWS FROM
τρώσκω
trōskō
To wound or pierce; in this word family, the image includes an abortion or untimely birth.
“born out of due time” in this verse is ektrōma. The word carries the image of a birth that miscarries or arrives prematurely, so the phrase holds more than lateness. That stark self-description stands alongside the reality that the risen Jesus appears to him.
ALSO GROWS
ektrōsis: Miscarriage or abortion
ἔκτρωσις
This related noun makes the phrase’s image of a failed or premature birth explicit.
ektitrōskō: To miscarry or abort
ἐκτιτρώσκω
This verb names the process behind the birth image, preserving its harsh edge.
ὤφθη
ōphthē
GROWS FROM
ὁράω
horáō
To see or perceive; this form can also mean appeared.
The English “was seen” can sound like Paul simply observes from a distance, while this Greek form is also rendered “appeared.” It holds both sides of the encounter together: the risen Jesus appears, and Paul perceives him.
ALSO GROWS
hórama: A vision, or that which is seen
ὅραμα
It names what comes into view, echoing the appearance at the center of the verse.
hórasis: Sight or vision
ὅρασις
It links the appearance to the perceiving that receives it.
THE PATTERN
The risen Jesus becomes perceptible through encounters that reach people in different places and then become testimony.
Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.THE THREAD
And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.Acts uses the same Greek verb rendered “appeared” here that 1 Corinthians 15:8 renders “was seen.” The shared wording presents Paul’s encounter as an appearance he receives, not a sight he produces or earns.
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