1 Corinthians 15:20
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
In Context
19If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
Cross References
Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 15:13-20
The Resurrection of Saints. ( a. d. 57.) 12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16 For if the dead rise not,… Read the whole commentary →