1 Corinthians 15:23
But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward those who are Christ's at his coming.
Revised King James New Testament
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In Context
22For just as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of those who sleep.
2 Corinthians 10:7Do you look on things according to their outward appearance? If any man trusts that he is Christ's, let him remind himself, that, as he is Christ's, so are we.
Galatians 5:24And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
1 Thessalonians 4:15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall not precede those who are 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 →