1 Corinthians 15:27 meaning and explanation

For “God has put everything under His feet.” Now when it says that everything has been put under Him, this clearly does not include the One who put everything under Him.

1 Corinthians 15:27, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is arguing for the reality of bodily resurrection, quoting Psalm 8:6 to show that God has placed all things under Christ's feet. The psalm's wording is general, so Paul adds a careful clarification: "everything" cannot include God the Father Himself, the One doing the subjecting.

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