1 Corinthians 15:20

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

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  • 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.

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  • 1 Cor 15:12-19
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    12Now if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

    13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.

    14And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith.

    15Furthermore, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

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

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

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

    19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

  • 1 Cor 15:21-23
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    21For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man.

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

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

  • Rev 20:5-6
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    5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection.

    6Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

  • 1 Cor 15:3-6
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    3For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

    4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

    5and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.

    6After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Thess 4:13-16
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    13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

    14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.

    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

    16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

  • 1 Cor 15:42-45
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    42So it is with the resurrection of the dead: what is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.

    43It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

    44It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

    45So it is written: 'The first man, Adam, became a living being'; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

  • Acts 13:30
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    30But God raised Him from the dead.

  • Eph 5:14
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    14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

  • 1 Cor 15:35
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    35But someone will ask, 'How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?'

  • Rom 6:8-9
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    8Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.

    9We know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has power over Him.

  • 1 Pet 1:3
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    3Blessed 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,

  • Matt 27:52
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    52The tombs were opened, and many bodies of saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

  • 1 Thess 5:10
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    10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

  • Rom 14:9
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    9For this reason Christ died, returned to life, and rose again, so that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

  • 1 Cor 15:51-53
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    51Behold, I tell you a mystery: we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

    52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

    53For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

  • 2 Cor 5:15
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    15And he died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

  • Rom 8:11
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    11And 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.

  • Rom 6:5
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    5For if we have been united with Him in the likeness of His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in the resurrection.

  • 1 Cor 15:29
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    29Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

  • Col 1:18
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    18And 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.

  • 1 Pet 1:21
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    21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • 2 Tim 1:10
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    10and has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

  • Acts 13:37
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    37But He whom God raised did not see decay.

  • Mark 16:2
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    2Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came to the tomb.

  • 2 Tim 2:18
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    18who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.

  • 1 Cor 15:55
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    55Where, O death, is your sting? Where, O grave, is your victory?

  • Matt 28:6
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    6'He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He was lying.'

  • Acts 26:23
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    23that 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.