²⁰But now ^his Christ risen from the dead, and ⁱbecome the firstfruits of them that ^fslept. ²¹For ^ksince by man came death, ^lby man came also the resurrection of the dead. ²²For ^mas in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. ²³But every man in his own order: ⁱChrist the firstfruits; ⁿafterward they that are Christ’s ^oat his coming. ²⁴Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up ^pthe kingdom to ^ppGod, even the Father; when he shall have ^qput down all ^rrule and all authority and ^rpower. ²⁵For he must reign, ^still he hath put all enemies under his feet. ²⁶The last enemy that shall be ^q^tdestroyed is death.

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1 Corinthians 15:19–20: If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Footnotes

iSee Acts 26:23. So John 14:19.
fSee ver. 6.
kSee Rom. 5:12.
lSo John 11:25.
mComp. Rom. 5:14–18.
iSee Acts 26:23. So John 14:19.
nSee 1 Thess. 4:16.
o 1 Thess. 2:19. See ch. 11:26.
pSo Dan. 7:14, 27.
pp Eph. 5:20. James 1:27 in the Gk.
qSee ch. 13:8.
rSee Rom. 8:38.
rSee Rom. 8:38.
sSee Ps. 110:1.
qSee ch. 13:8.
t 2 Tim. 1:10. So Rev. 20:14. & 21:4.

Cross references

h 1 Pet. 1:3.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But as it is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; afterward, at his coming, those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he abolishes all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign until he puts all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be abolished is death.

NLTNew Living Translation

But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.

So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.

After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. And the last enemy to be destroyed is death.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since through a man came death, also through a man came the resurrection of the dead. For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own group: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming, then the end, when he hands over the kingdom to the God and Father, when he has abolished all rule and all authority and power. For it is necessary for him to reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be abolished is death.