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1 Corinthians 15:20 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 15 · verse 20
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.1 Corinthians 15:20 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 15:20 in context
18Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
20But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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Key words (Strong's)
- firstfruitsaparchēto offer firstlings or firstfruits, to take away the firstfruits of the productions of…G536 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- becomeginomaito becomeG1096 →
- risenegeirōto arouse, cause to rise, to arouse from sleep, to awake, to arouse from the sleep of…G1453 →
- sleptkoimaōto cause to sleep, put to sleep, metaph., to still, calm, quiet, to fall asleep, to…G2837 →
- deadnekrosproperly, one that has breathed his last, lifeless, deceased, departed, one whose soul is…G3498 →
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In this passage the apostle establishes the truth of the resurrection of the dead, the holy dead, the dead in Christ, I. On the resurrection of Christ. 1. Because he is indeed the first-fruits of those that slept, Co1 15:20.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-34