1 Corinthians 15:23
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ`s, at his coming.
American Standard Version
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In Context
22For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
Cross References
Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:20But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.
2 Corinthians 10:7Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ`s, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ`s, so also are we.
Galatians 5:24And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.
1 Thessalonians 4:15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are 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 →