1 Corinthians 15:20
BUT now hath the Meshiha risen from among the dead, and become the first-fruits of those who sleep.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
In Context
19And if in this life only we hope in the Meshiha, more miserable are we than all men.
21And as by man was death, so also by man is the life of the dead.
Cross References
Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of him who raised our Lord Jeshu Meshiha from among the dead dwell in you, he who raised our Lord Jeshu Meshiha from among the dead will also make alive your dead bodies, on account of his Spirit who dwelleth in you.
1 Corinthians 15:23every one in his order: the first-fruits was the Meshiha; afterward they who are of the Meshiha at his coming.
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be Aloha, the Father of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, who by his abundant grace hath begotten us anew through the resurrection of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha unto the hope of salvation,
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 →