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1 Corinthians 15:20

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¶ But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.

But {G1161} now {G3570} is {G1453} Christ {G5547} risen {G1453} from {G1537} the dead {G3498}, and become {G1096} the firstfruits {G536} of them that slept {G2837}.

But the fact is that the Messiah has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have died.

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Corinthians 15:23 (14 votes)

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

  • Acts 26:23 (13 votes)

    That Christ should suffer, [and] that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

  • Revelation 1:5 (12 votes)

    And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

  • 1 Peter 1:3 (11 votes)

    ¶ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

  • Colossians 1:18 (10 votes)

    And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.

  • Romans 8:11 (9 votes)

    But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:6 (1 votes)

    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.