Verse 20

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 that the Messiah must suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the light of the gospel to our people and to the Gentiles.
  • 1 Cor 15:23 : 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, at His coming, those who belong to Christ.
  • Col 1:18 : 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.
  • Rom 8:11 : 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you.
  • 1 Cor 15:6 : 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.