1 Corinthians 15:23
but each one in his proper order: Christ, as the first-fruits, and next, those who are of Christ, who have believed in his advent.
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22And just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be brought to life,
Cross References
Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live. My slain will rise again. Be awakened, and give praise, you who live in the dust! For your dew is the dew of the light, and you shall be dragged down to the land of the giants, to ruination.
1 Corinthians 15:20But now Christ has risen again from the dead, as the first-fruits of those who sleep.
2 Corinthians 10:7Consider the things that are in accord with appearances. If anyone trusts that by these things he belongs to Christ, let him reconsider this within himself. For just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we.
Galatians 5:24For those who are Christ’s have crucified their flesh, along with its vices and desires.
1 Thessalonians 4:15For we say this to you, in the Word of the Lord: that we who are alive, who remain until the return of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
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 →