1 Corinthians 15:23

and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ's, in his presence,

Young's Literal Translation

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 even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,

24then — the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power —

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:19'Thy dead live — My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs [is] thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.

1 Corinthians 15:20And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead — the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

2 Corinthians 10:7The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we [are] Christ's;

Galatians 5:24and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires;

1 Thessalonians 4:15for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living — who do remain over to the presence of the Lord — may not precede those 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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