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1 Corinthians 15:20 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But now is ➔ Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. "
1 Corinthians 15:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
But now is ➔ Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall ➔ all be made alive.
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Matthew 28:6
"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."
Luke 24:6
"He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,"
Luke 24:6
"He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,"
Luke 24:7
"Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again."
John 11:25
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"
John 11:26
"And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
From This Chapter
1 Corinthians 15:1
"Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;"
1 Corinthians 15:2
"By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain."
1 Corinthians 15:3
"For I delivered unto you first of all that which I ➔ also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;"
1 Corinthians 15:4
"And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
1 Corinthians 15:5
"And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"
1 Corinthians 15:6
"After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep."
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