Bible verse

1 Corinthians 15:20

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

1 Corinthians 15:20 · BSB

1 Corinthians 15:20 in context

The verses around it, from 1 Corinthians 15.

16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised.

17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

19 If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

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

21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

23 But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

24 Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.

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1 Corinthians 15:20 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

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

ERV

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

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