1 Corinthians 15:23

But every man in his right order: Christ the first-fruits; then those who are Christ's at his coming.

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In The King James Version

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

In Context

22For as in Adam death comes to all, so in Christ will all come back to life.

24Then comes the end, when he will give up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have put an end to all rule and to all authority and power.

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.

1 Corinthians 15:20But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.

2 Corinthians 10:7Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

Galatians 5:24And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

1 Thessalonians 4:15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are still living at the coming of the Lord, will not go before those who are sleeping.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:21-35

The Resurrection of Christ; The Resurrection of Saints. ( a. d. 57.) 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he… Read the whole commentary →

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