1 Corinthians 15:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”
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“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead--the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 15:20 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 26:23that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
- Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
- 1 Corinthians 15:6After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
- 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
- Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
- 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
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