1 Corinthians 15:20
But now the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 have hope in the Messiah, we are the most miserable of all men.
21And as by a man came death, so also by a man came the reviviscence of the dead.
Cross References
Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of him, who raised our Lord Jesus Messiah from the dead, dwelleth in you; he who raised our Lord Jesus Messiah from the dead, will also vivify your dead bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
1 Corinthians 15:23every one in his order; the Messiah was the first-fruits; afterwards, they that are the Messiah's, at his coming.
1 Peter 1:3Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who in his great mercy hath begotten us anew, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the hope of life,
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 →