1 Corinthians 15:21
For by a man came death, and by a man the resurrection of the dead.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
In Context
20But now Christ is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them that sleep :
22And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive.
Cross References
John 11:25Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, although he be dead, shall live:
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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 →