1 Corinthians 15:23

But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Webster Bible

In The King James Version

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.

In Context

22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

24Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power.

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

1 Corinthians 15:20But now is Christ raised from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept.

2 Corinthians 10:7Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trusteth to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts.

1 Thessalonians 4:15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain to the coming of the Lord shall not precede them 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 →

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